Definition of scent

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Scent (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..

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Brachystochrone :: Brachystochrone (n.) A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid..
Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..
Adolescency :: Adolescency (n.) The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness.
Fugitive :: Fugitive (a.) Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea..
Savor :: Savor (a.) Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent..
Corrupt :: Corrupt (v. t.) To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof..
Declension :: Declension (n.) The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope.
Noctilucin :: Noctilucin (n.) A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties..
Sweet :: Sweet (superl.) Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish..
Entail :: Entail (n.) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue..
Hunt-counter :: Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.
Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A small or narrow crescent.
Muskrat :: Muskrat (n.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Descent :: Descent (n.) The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower..
Rigescent :: Rigescent (a.) Growing stiff or numb.
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.
Revalescence :: Revalescence (n.) The act of growing well; the state of being revalescent.
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