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  • 11smell — smell1 [ smel ] noun ** 1. ) count the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose: This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant smells smell of: There s a delicious smell of fresh… …

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  • 12smell */*/ — I UK [smel] / US noun Word forms smell : singular smell plural smells 1) a) [countable] the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant… …

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  • 13smell — I n. 1) to give off a smell 2) an acrid; bad, disagreeable, foul; faint, slight; persistent; rank; strong; sweet smell 3) a smell of (the smell of paint) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to smell like, of (to smell of fish) 2)(J) we smelled smt. burning 3)… …

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  • 14strong — 01. Her dad has really [strong] arms from working on a farm all his life. 02. Elaine likes her coffee very [strong] and very hot. 03. This beer is quite [strong], over 8 percent, so don t drink too fast. 04. The windows shook in the [strong]… …

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  • 15smell — smell1 W3S2 [smel] n 1.) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose smell of ▪ The air was filled with the smell of flowers. sweet/delicious smell ▪ There s a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. unpleasant/bad/acrid… …

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  • 16smell — 1. noun the smell of the kitchen Syn: odor, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff; informal funk; literary miasma 2. verb 1) he smelled her perfume Syn …

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  • 17smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …

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  • 18strong — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get, grow ▪ remain, stay ▪ …

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  • 19smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …

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  • 20smell*/*/ — [smel] noun I 1) [C] the quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint has a very strong smell.[/ex] the delicious smell of fresh bread[/ex] See: aroma 2) [U] the ability to notice or recognize smells Dogs… …

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