- smell, scent
- اِستَرْوَح \ smell, scent. \ See Also شم (شَمَّ)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
smell, scent
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smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scent — noun 1 pleasant smell ADJECTIVE ▪ heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ the heavy scent of Indian cooking ▪ … Collocations dictionary
smell — v 1. scent, nose, get a whiff of, sniff, snuff; inhale, breathe in. 2. perceive, detect, discern; intuit, sense, feel, suspect. 3. reek, stink, smell to high heaven, smell like a goat, assault the nostrils, Inf. knock out. n 4. olfaction,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
smell — smel n. act of smelling, sniffing; sense of smell; scent, odor, fragrance; characteristic quality, aura v. perceive an odor through the nose by means of the sense of smell; examine with the nose sniff; stink; emit an odor or fragrance; sense,… … English contemporary dictionary
smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
smell — [smel] vt. smelled or [Chiefly Brit.] Brit. smelt, smelling [ME smellen < OE * smyllan < IE base * smel , to burn slowly > SMOLDER: basic sense “to give off smoke”] 1. to be or become aware of by means of the nose and the olfactory… … English World dictionary
Smell-O-Vision — was a system that released odors during the projection of a film so that the viewer could smell what was happening in the movie. The technique was created by Hans Laube and made its only appearance in the 1960 film Scent of Mystery , produced by… … Wikipedia
scent — [sent] vt. [ME senten < OFr sentir < L sentire, to feel: see SEND1] 1. to smell; perceive by the olfactory sense 2. to get a hint or inkling of; suspect [to scent trouble] 3. to fill with an odor; give fragrance to; perfume vi. to hunt by… … English World dictionary
Scent — Scent, n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk. [1913 Webster] With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smell — (sm[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smelled}, {Smelt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smelling}.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen; cf. LG. smellen, smelen, sm[ o]len, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E. smolder. Cf. {Smell}, n.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scent — ► NOUN 1) a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant. 2) pleasant smelling liquid worn on the skin; perfume. 3) a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal. ► VERB 1) give a pleasant scent to. 2) discern by the sense of… … English terms dictionary
