DICTOMETER

SMELL

(smell, apestar, oler, olor, dufte, lukt, lukte, stinke)

1. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   • Odor
   • Odour
   • Olfactory sensation
   • Olfactory perception
   Definitions:
   • the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
   Examples:
   • She loved the smell of roses
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Olfactory property
   • Smell
   • Aroma
   • Odor
   • Odour
   • Scent
   Definitions:
   • any property detected by the olfactory system
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Spirit
   • Tone
   • Feel
   • Feeling
   • Flavor
   • Flavour
   • Look
   • Smell
   Definitions:
   • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
   Examples:
   • The feel of the city excited him
   • A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
   • It had the smell of treason
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   • Sense of smell
   • Olfaction
   • Olfactory modality
   Definitions:
   • the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   • Smelling
   Definitions:
   • the act of perceiving the odor of something
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   Definitions:
   • inhale the odor of
   • perceive by the olfactory sense
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   Definitions:
   • emit an odor
   Examples:
   • The soup smells good
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   Definitions:
   • smell bad
   Examples:
   • He rarely washes, and he smells
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Smack
   • Reek
   • Smell
   Definitions:
   • have an element suggestive (of something)
   Examples:
   • His speeches smacked of racism
   • This passage smells of plagiarism
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Smell
   • Smell out
   • Sense
   Definitions:
   • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
   Examples:
   • I sense his hostility
   • I smell trouble
   • Smell out corruption