Smell

noun

smɛl

Noun

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“it had the smell of treason”
Similar:Feel Feeling FlavorFlavourLook
Type of:AmbienceAtmosphereAmbiance
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
“she loved the smell of roses”
Similar:OdorOdour
Type of:AesthesisSensationEsthesis
any property detected by the olfactory system
Similar:Aroma OdorOdourScent
Type of:Property
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Similar:Olfaction
Type of:ModalityExteroception
the act of perceiving the odor of something
Similar:Smelling
Type of:SensingPerception

become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
“I smell trouble”
“smell out corruption”
Similar:Sense
Type of:Perceive
have an element suggestive (of something)
“this passage smells of plagiarism”
Similar:Reek Smack
Type of:SuggestEvoke
emit an odor
“The soup smells good”
smell bad
“He rarely washes, and he smells”
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
Type of:PerceiveComprehend