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Common
verb
•
To
sense
a
smell
or
smells
.
•
Followed by
like or of if
descriptive
: to have a
particular
smell
, whether good or
bad
.
•
To
smell
bad
; to
stink
.
•
To have a
particular
tincture
or
smack of
any quality; to
savour
.
•
To
exercise
sagacity
.
•
To
detect
or
perceive
; often with out.
•
To
give heed
to.
•
To
smell
off; to have a
smell
of
noun
•
A
sensation
,
pleasant
or
unpleasant
,
detected
by
inhaling
air
(or, the
case
of water-breathing
animals
, water)
carrying
airborne
molecules
of a
substance
.
•
In Physiology:
The
sense
that
detects
odours
.
•
A
conclusion
or
intuition
that a
situation
is
wrong
, more
complex
than it seems, or otherwise
inappropriate
.
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Similar
aroma
flair
niff
olfaction
stink
fragrance
reek
stench
odor
scent
odour
pong
odor/odour
sense of smell
Related
taste
odors
waft
inhale
flavor
aftertaste
smoke
sound
odours
breathe
flavour
scents
eat
touch
feel
lick
breath
pee
tasted
aromas
sensation
fumes
bite
sight
drink
chew
vomit
cook
olfactory
poop
fart
texture
notice
wash
residue
feeling
swallow
wear
detect
ingest
pungent
colour
sweat
consume
gustatory
glow
color
tastes
musky
body odour
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hell
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kell
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shell
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Patel
dwell
motel
Shell
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swell
impel
skell
hotel
rebel
knell
expel
spell
befell
spinel
unwell
retell
cartel
rappel
dispel
Marcel
pastel
resell
compel
propel
mistell
oversell
Sabadell
farewell
foretell
quenelle
mistelle
misspell
organelle
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personnel
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nonpareil
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Lineage
smell
English
smellen
Middle English (1100-1500)
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