scent
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/sɛnt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A distinctive odour or smell.“the scent of a skunk”
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.“The dogs lost the scent.”
- The sense of smell.“I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.”
- A perfume.
verb
- To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.“The hounds scented the fox in the woods.”
- To have a suspicion of.“I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.”
- To impart an odour to.“Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.”
- To have a smell.
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Synonyms
smellaromaodorizefragranceodorodourperfumenosewindolfactory propertyolfactoryfragrantredolencestenchpungentstink