smell

Meanings

• the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • "she loved the smell of roses"
• any property detected by the olfactory system
• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • "it had the smell of treason"
• the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
• the act of perceiving the odor of something
• inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
• emit an odor
  • "The soup smells good"
• smell bad
  • "He rarely washes, and he smells"
• have an element suggestive (of something)
  • "this passage smells of plagiarism"
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
  • "i smell trouble"
  • "smell out corruption"

Synonyms

aroma, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, odor, odour, olfaction, olfactory modality, olfactory perception, olfactory property, olfactory sensation, reek, scent, sense, sense of smell, smack, smell out, smelling, spirit, tone