Smell is one of your five senses the one you use your nose for. Dogs have such a sharp sense of smell that they can sniff out things like explosives and drugs.
To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of;
Noun
the act of perceiving the odor of something
Noun
any property detected by the olfactory system
Noun
the faculty of smell
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"
Noun
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"
Verb
emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
Verb
smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
Verb
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
n.
To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to
have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by
the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to
smell a rose; to smell perfumes.
n.
To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent
out; -- often with out.
n.
To give heed to.
v. i.
To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent;
-- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk.
v. i.
To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to
savor; as, a report smells of calumny.
v. i.
To exercise the sense of smell.
v. i.
To exercise sagacity.
v. t.
The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies
are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See
Sense.
v. t.
The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation
therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance;
perfume; as, the smell of mint.
Smell
Can you smell him out by that?3.
From that time forward I began to smellthe Word of God, and forsook the school doctors.
Smell
Praises in an enemy are superfluous, or smell of craft.3.
Smell
Breathing the smell of field and grove.
That which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violent.
To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of;
To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of;
The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See
Usage Examples
Beauty is an ecstasy it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can.
Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.
I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
I think that animals aren't less intelligent than humans, they're just of a different intelligence. We have five million smell-sensitive cells in our nose, they have two hundred and fifty million - they can smell emotion. They can smell different types of emotion, they just have another type of intelligence.
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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Other Usage ExamplesChristmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.
A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers.
I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning.
I love the smell of shampoo on a girl's hair. You can walk past someone and be like, 'Wow, you took a shower this morning, didn't you? Because you smell lovely.'
A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers.
Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
I don't think that women need to smell interesting.
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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