- smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
--1 is a kind of sensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
--1 has particulars:scent; aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent; malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis; acridity Derived forms: verb smell3, verb smell2, verb smell1 - olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system
--2 is a kind of property
--2 has particulars:bouquet, fragrance, redolence, sweetness; malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness Derived forms: verb smell2, verb smell1 - spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
--3 is a kind of atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
--3 has particulars: Hollywood; Zeitgeist - smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality - the faculty of smell
--4 is a kind of modality, sense modality, sensory system; exteroception
--4 has particulars: noseDerived forms: verb smell2, verb smell1 - smell, smelling - the act of perceiving the odor of something
--5 is a kind of sensing, perception
--5 has particulars: sniff, snuffDerived forms: verb smell2, verb smell1
- smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
--1 is one way to perceive, comprehend
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun smell5, noun smell4, noun smell2, noun smell1, noun smelling1
The customs agents smell the bags for drugs
- smell - emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
--2 is one way to cause to be perceived
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun smell5, noun smell4, noun smell1, noun smell2
The food does smell good
- smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
--3 is one way to smell
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun smell1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s