Definition of smell

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Smell (v. i.) To exercise sagacity.

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Odor :: Odor (n.) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume..
Ambrosial :: Ambrosial (a.) Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious..
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..
Sniff :: Sniff (v. t.) To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger..
Funk :: Funk (n.) An offensive smell; a stench.
Smell-feast :: Smell-feast (n.) A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the odors only of the viands.
After-image :: After-image (n.) The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc..
Roseal :: Roseal (a.) resembling a rose in smell or color.
Costmary :: Costmary (n.) A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost..
Nose :: Nose (n.) The power of smelling; hence, scent..
Cold :: Cold (n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent..
Smell :: Smell (v. t.) The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense.
Olfactory :: Olfactory (n.) An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural..
Nose :: Nose (v. t.) To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out..
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..
Stinkpot :: Stinkingly (adv.) In a stinking manner; with an offensive smell.
Smelt :: Smelt () imp. & p. p. of Smell.
Zedoary :: Zedoary (n.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant..
Snift :: Snift (v. i.) To sniff; to snuff; to smell.
Fenugreek :: Fenugreek (n.) A plant (trigonella Foenum Graecum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are.
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