scent

[Scent]

A scent is a smell. Every house has a particular scent that is recognizable to people as belonging to that house.

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To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

Noun
any property detected by the olfactory system

Noun
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

Noun
a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Verb
apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"

Verb
catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

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Verb
cause to smell or be smelly


v. t.
To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

v. t.
To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

v. i.
To have a smell.

v. i.
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

n.
That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

n.
Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.

n.
The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.


Scent

Scent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
Methinks I scent the morning air.
2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground.

Scent

Scent, v. i. 1. To have a smell. [Obs.]
Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone.
2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scent

Scent, n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial.
2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia.
3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent. I. Watts.

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

To have a smell.

That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

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Usage Examples

I opened the large central window of my office room to its full on the fine early May morning. Then I stood for a few moments, breathing in the soft, warm air that was charged with the scent of white lilacs below.

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.

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Other Usage Examples

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

God gave me some weird, beautiful scent that makes men and women go crazy. People compare it to Carvel. It is a whale of a smell.

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