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Definition of smell of in English English dictionary
smell: To have a particular smell, whether good or bad
The roses smell lovely.
smell: A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance
The penetrating smell of cabbage reached the nose of Toad as he lay prostrate in his misery on the floor, and gave him the idea for a moment that perhaps life was not such a blank and desperate thing as he had imagined. But still he wailed, and kicked with his legs, and refused to be comforted. So the wise girl retired for the time, but, of course, a good deal of the smell of hot cabbage remained behind, as it will do, and Toad, between his sobs, sniffed and reflected, and gradually began to think new and inspiring thoughts: of chivalry, and poetry.
smell: {n} the power or act of smelling, scent, odor
smell: {v} to perceive by means of the nose
smell: Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things. people who lose their sense of smell
smell: The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves
smell: American English usually uses the form smelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either smelled or smelt
smell: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell: The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint
smell: the act of perceiving the odor of something
smell: To sense a smell or smells
smell: If you smell something, you put your nose near it and breathe in, so that you can discover its smell. I took a fresh rose out of the vase on our table, and smelled it. = sniff
smell: any property detected by the olfactory system
smell: To perceive odor or scent through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves
smell: To have the smell (of)
smell: The sense that detects smells
smell: (an acute sense) James Mitchell was deaf, dumb, and blind from birth, “but he distinguished persons by their smell, and by means of the same sense formed correct judgments as to character ” (Nineteenth Century, April, 1894, p 579 )
smell: The smell of something is a quality it has which you become aware of when you breathe in through your nose. the smell of freshly baked bread. horrible smells
smell: Odors drift into the nose and cause the smell receptors to send messages to the brain The smell part of the brain is in the limbic region, and is connected to feeling and memory
smell: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
smell: To give heed to
smell: 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"
smell: If you smell something, you become aware of it when you breathe in through your nose. As soon as we opened the front door we could smell the gas
smell: If you say that something smells, you mean that it smells unpleasant. Ma threw that out. She said it smelled Do my feet smell?
smell: to smell a rat: see rat
smell: {f} perceive an odor through the nose by means of the sense of smell; examine with the nose sniff; stink; emit an odor or fragrance; sense, perceive, discern
smell: the act of perceiving the odor of something the faculty of smell the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
smell: 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
smell: To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny
smell: To exercise sagacity
smell: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
smell: If something smells in a particular way, it has a quality which you become aware of through your nose. The room smelled of lemons It smells delicious. a crumbly black substance that smells like fresh soil
smell: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
smell: To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; often with out
smell: the faculty of smell
smell: 1 to perceive the scent of something 2 to have or give off an odor
smell: To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk
smell: {i} act of smelling, sniffing; sense of smell; scent, odor, fragrance; characteristic quality, aura
smell: To exercise the sense of smell