Smell

Definition:

  • (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.
  • (n.) To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out.
  • (n.) To give heed to.
  • (v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk.
  • (v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny.
  • (v. i.) To exercise the sense of smell.
  • (v. i.) To exercise sagacity.
  • (v. t.) The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense.
  • (v. t.) The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint.

Compare smell with other words:

inhale vs. smell

smell vs. stell

mell vs. smell

shell vs. smell

smell vs. snell

smell vs. swell

smell vs. smelt

sell vs. smell

smell vs. spell

small vs. smell

incense vs. smell

breathe vs. smell

breathing vs. smell

breath vs. smell

redolence vs. smell

putrid vs. smell

olfactor vs. smell

skunkweed vs. smell

smell vs. stinkwood

smell vs. smeller

nasute vs. smell

kiss vs. smell

connotatively vs. smell

incorrect vs. smell

fart vs. smell

smell vs. teste

law vs. smell

andiron vs. smell

right vs. smell

order vs. smell

practical vs. smell

literal vs. smell

implied vs. smell

significance vs. smell

smell vs. wrong

olfactive vs. smell

graveolent vs. smell

odorant vs. smell

rhinal vs. smell

peaty vs. smell

acridness vs. smell

acridity vs. smell

olfactory vs. smell

smell vs. stinking

nidor vs. smell

hogo vs. smell

smell vs. stick

censurable vs. smell

denotation vs. smell

smell vs. smelling

savor vs. smell

noisome vs. smell

mephitic vs. smell

smell vs. stinky

fetor vs. smell

redolent vs. smell

smell vs. sniff

resent vs. smell

smell vs. whiffy

niffy vs. smell

perfume vs. smell

hound vs. smell

anosmia vs. smell

smell vs. smelly

detect vs. smell

smell vs. stink

smell vs. whiff

olfaction vs. smell

smell vs. stench

reek vs. smell

niff vs. smell

pong vs. smell

fragrance vs. smell

odor vs. smell

odour vs. smell

aroma vs. smell

sense vs. smell

prostrate vs. smell

chivalry vs. smell

sensation vs. smell

nose vs. smell

scent vs. smell

molecule vs. smell

smell vs. untrue