1. smell - noun
· the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Synonym(s): odor, odour, olfactory_sensation, olfactory_perception
Hypernym(s): sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense_experience, sense_impression, sense_datum
2. smell - noun
· any property detected by the olfactory system
Synonym(s): olfactory_property, aroma, odor, odour, scent
Hypernym(s): property
3. smell - noun
· the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
Synonym(s): spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look
Hypernym(s): atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
4. smell - noun
· the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Synonym(s): sense_of_smell, olfaction, olfactory_modality
Hypernym(s): modality, sense_modality, sensory_system, exteroception
5. smell - noun
· the act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonym(s): smelling
Hypernym(s): sensing, perception
6. smell - verb
· inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Hypernym(s): perceive, comprehend
7. smell - verb
· emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
Hypernym(s): cause_to_be_perceived
8. smell - verb
· smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
Hypernym(s): smell
9. smell - verb
· have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
Hypernym(s): suggest, evoke, paint_a_picture
10. smell - verb
· become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
Hypernym(s): perceive
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