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- Dictionarysmell/smɛl/
noun
- 1. the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose: "a highly developed sense of smell"
verb
- 1. perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something): "I think I can smell something burning" Similar
- 2. emit an odour or scent of a specified kind: "it smelled like cough medicine"
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The meaning of SMELL is to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose. How to use smell in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Smell.
SMELL definition: 1. to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses: 2. to notice or discover…. Learn more.
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”. synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation. see more. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced.
1. (transitive) to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves. 2. (copula) to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be. the beaches smell of seaweed. some tobacco smells very sweet. 3. (intransitive; often foll by of) to emit an odour (of) the park smells of flowers.
a. A quality of something that is perceived by the sense of smell; an odor: the smell of a barn. b. A distinctive enveloping or characterizing quality; an aura or trace: the smell of success. v. smelled or smelt (smĕlt), smell·ing, smells. v.tr. 1. a. To perceive (an odor) by the sense of smell.
a : the quality of a thing that you can sense with your nose : odor. the distinctive smell of onions. the smell [= scent] of her perfume. b : an unpleasant odor. What is that smell? 2. [noncount] : the ability to notice or recognize odors : the ability to smell things. Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 3. [singular] : an act of smelling something.
the quality that something has which you notice by using your nose: The smell of roses filled the room. [ no plural ] the ability to notice smells: Smoking can affect your sense of smell. a bad smell: I wish I could get rid of that smell in the bathroom.
smell. noun. /smɛl/. [countable, uncountable] the quality of something that people and animals sense through their noses a faint/strong smell of garlic a sweet/fresh/musty smell There was a smell of burning in the air. The smells from the kitchen filled the room.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun smell. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of smell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
