Overview of noun smell

The noun smell has 5 senses

• smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception -- (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses")


• olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent -- (any property detected by the olfactory system)


• spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, 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, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality -- (the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents)


• smell, smelling -- (the act of perceiving the odor of something)

Overview of verb smell

The verb smell has 5 senses

• smell -- (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)


• smell -- (emit an odor; "The soup smells good")


• smell -- (smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells")


• smack, reek, smell -- (have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism")


• smell, smell out, sense -- (become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption")