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fragrances

/ˈfreɪɡrənsɪz/ /ˈfreɪɡrənsəs/

Meanings
noun
A pleasant smell or odour.

Examples :

"The bakery's delicious fragrances filled the air, tempting passersby. "
sensation nature

Related Words

Illustration tempting

tempting verb

/ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/

To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

"She tempted me to eat the apple."

Illustration smell

smell noun

/smɛl/

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

"I love the smell of fresh bread."

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passersby noun

/ˈpæsərˌzaɪ/ /ˈpæsərzˌbaɪ/

A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).

"When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up."

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filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

Illustration odour

odour noun

/ˈəʊdə/ /ˈoʊdəɹ/

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

"The odour of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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bakery noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

"We bought a loaf of bread at the bakery this morning. "

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delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

Pleasing to taste; tasty.

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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air noun

/ˈɛə/ /ˈɛəɹ/

The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:

"The air in the classroom was thick with the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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pleasant noun

/ˈplɛzənt/

A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

"The dinner party was a success thanks to the pleasant, who kept everyone laughing with his silly jokes. "