odor

[O·dor]

An odor is anything you can smell like a scent or an aroma. If you sniff a sour odor in your gallon of milk, you should probably pour it down the sink instead of drinking it.

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Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

Noun
any property detected by the olfactory system

Noun
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"


n.
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.


Odor

O"dor , n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. , Lith. Cf. Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.] [Written also odour.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around.
To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

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Usage Examples

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun.

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