noun Download 🔗Share A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. Examples : "I love the smell of fresh bread." sensation physiology body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sense that detects odours. Examples : "My good sense of smell helped me detect the burnt toast in the kitchen. " physiology sensation organ body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate. Examples : "There was a strange smell about the new project proposal; it felt like something wasn't quite right. " attitude mind situation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sense a smell or smells. Examples : "I can smell fresh bread." sensation physiology body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad. Examples : "Her feet smell of cheese." sensation physiology body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink. Examples : "Ew, this stuff smells." sensation condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour. Examples : "A report smells of calumny." quality sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exercise sagacity. Examples : "The detective smelled a problem with the witness's story, and investigated further. " mind philosophy character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To detect or perceive; often with out. Examples : "My dog smelled danger and barked loudly. " sensation physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give heed to. Examples : "The teacher smelled the student's explanation, noticing a crucial detail she had missed. " sensation mind essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading