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 biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sense that detects odours. Examples : "My sense of smell, or smells, told me the pizza was burning. " physiology sensation body 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 : ""Even though the contract looked good on paper, I had smells about the deal, like something wasn't right." " situation mind attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sense a smell or smells. Examples : "I can smell fresh bread." sensation physiology body 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 nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink. Examples : "Ew, this stuff smells." sensation nature 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." sensation quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exercise sagacity. Examples : "Seeing the empty parking lot so early, the manager smells trouble and calls a staff meeting to investigate why so many people are late. " mind philosophy character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To detect or perceive; often with out. Examples : "The dog smells food, even though it's in a closed container. " sensation physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give heed to. Examples : ""The dog always smells his owner's commands and follows them immediately." " mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading