Definition of smell

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Smell (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..

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Trigenic :: Trigenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; -- called also ethidene- / ethylidene-biuret..
Pissasphalt :: Pissasphalt (n.) Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt..
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
Bilgy :: Bilgy (a.) Having the smell of bilge water.
Savor :: Savor (a.) Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent..
Farinaceous :: Farinaceous (a.) Like meal; mealy; pertainiing to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance..
Cold :: Cold (n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent..
Inodorous :: Inodorous (a.) Emitting no odor; wthout smell; scentless; odorless.
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i..
Alliaceous :: Alliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions..
Smell :: Smell (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..
Savorless :: Savorless (a.) Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.
Smelling :: Smelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smel.
Fenugreek :: Fenugreek (n.) A plant (trigonella Foenum Graecum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are.
Smelt :: Smelt () imp. & p. p. of Smell.
Galbanum :: Galbanum (n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish..
Ambrosial :: Ambrosial (a.) Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious..
Odor :: Odor (n.) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume..
Smell :: Smell (n.) To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out..
Snuff :: Snuff (v. i.) To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.
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