smell
1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form (Freq. 8)
- she loved the smell of roses
• Syn:
odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
• Derivationally related forms:
odourise (for: odour), odorize (for: odor)
• Hypernyms:
sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
• Hyponyms:
scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, malodor,
malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor,
mephitis, acridity
2. any property detected by the olfactory system (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
olfactory property, aroma, odor, odour, scent
• Derivationally related forms:
scent (for: scent), odourise (for: odour), odorous (for: odor), odorize (for: odor), aromatic (for: aroma), aromatize (for: aroma), aromatise (for: aroma), smelly
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness,
sweetness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness,
muskiness, rancidness
• Attrubites:
odorous, odorless, odourless, inodorous
3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (Freq. 1)
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
• Syn:
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor,
flavour, look
• Derivationally related forms:
look (for: look), feel (for: feeling), feel (for: feel), spirit (for: spirit), spiritize (for: spirit)
• Hypernyms:
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
• Hyponyms:
Hollywood, Zeitgeist
4. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
• Syn:
sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality
• Hypernyms:
modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception
• Hyponyms:
nose
5. the act of perceiving the odor of something
• Syn:
smelling
• Derivationally related forms:
smell (for: smelling)
• Hypernyms:
sensing, perception
• Hyponyms:
sniff, snuff
1. inhale the odor of;
perceive by the olfactory sense (Freq. 14)
• Derivationally related forms:
smelling
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Hyponyms:
sniff, whiff, scent, nose, wind,
snuff, snuffle, get a noseful, get a whiff
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The customs agents smell the bags for drugs
2. emit an odor (Freq. 12)
- The soup smells good
• See Also:
smell up
• Hypernyms:
cause to be perceived
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- The food does smell good
3. smell bad (Freq. 3)
- He rarely washes, and he smells
• Hyponyms:
reek, stink, salute
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
- I sense his hostility
- i smell trouble
- smell out corruption
• Syn:
smell out, sense
• Derivationally related forms:
sensible (for: sense), sensitive (for: sense), sense (for: sense)
• Hypernyms:
perceive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
5. have an element suggestive (of something)
- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
• Syn:
smack, reek
• Hypernyms:
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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