Definition of smell

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Smell (n.) To give heed to.

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Stench :: Stench (v. i.) An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink.
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..
Organoleptic :: Organoleptic (a.) Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole..
Sweetroot :: Sweetness (n.) The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.
Mephitical :: Mephitical (a.) Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors..
Ammonia :: Ammonia (n.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn..
Stink :: Stink (v. i.) To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor..
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..
Anosmia :: Anosmia (n.) Loss of the sense of smell.
Olfactor :: Olfactor (n.) A smelling organ; a nose.
Hircinous :: Hircinous (a.) Of a strong goatish smell.
Prangos :: Prangos (n.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which (P. pabularia), found in Thibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. It has decompound leaves with very long narrow divisions, and a highly fragrant smell resembling that of new clover hay..
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..
Smell :: Smell (v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny..
Bilgy :: Bilgy (a.) Having the smell of bilge water.
Sulphuric :: Sulphuric (a.) Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell..
Abietine :: Abietine (n.) A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether..
Sassafras :: Sassafras (n.) An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste..
Smelt :: Smelt () imp. & p. p. of Smell.
Nose :: Nose (v. t.) To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out..
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