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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Savor :: Savor (v. t.) To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note..
Fetor :: Fetor (n.) A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness..
Bear''s-foot :: Bear's-foot (n.) A species of hellebore (Helleborus foetidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic..
Coriander :: Coriander (n.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative..
Quick-scented :: Quick-scented (a.) Acute of smell.
Odious :: Odious (a.) Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell..
Effluvium :: Effluvium (a.) Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage..
Nidorous :: Nidorous (a.) Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter..
Antibromic :: Antibromic (n.) An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.
Savor :: Savor (n.) To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of.
Smell-less :: Smell-less (a.) Destitute of smell; having no odor.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Opopanax :: Opopanax (n.) The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic..
Tobacco :: Tobacco (n.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid taste..
Savory :: Savory (a.) Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.
Hircic :: Hircic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin..
Funk :: Funk (n.) An offensive smell; a stench.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent..
Mousy :: Mousy (a.) Infested with mice; smelling of mice.
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.
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