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smell
noun
the
natural
ability
of
people
and
animals
to
notice
odors
through
the
nose
•
After
catching
a
cold
,
Maria
lost
her
smell
for
a
week
.
After
catching
a
cold
,
Maria
lost
her
smell
for
a
week
.
•
Dogs
have
a
far
better
smell
than
humans
.
Dogs
have
a
far
better
smell
than
humans
.
Old
English
‘
smellan
’,
meaning
‘
perceive
an
odor
’,
related
to
Dutch
‘
smellen
’
and
German
‘
schmecken
’.
noun
an
odor
that
can
be
noticed
,
whether
pleasant
or
unpleasant
•
The
kitchen
was
filled
with
the
sweet
smell
of
fresh
bread
.
The
kitchen
was
filled
with
the
sweet
smell
of
fresh
bread
.
•
An
unpleasant
smell
came
from
the
garbage
bin
.
An
unpleasant
smell
came
from
the
garbage
bin
.
verb
-
smell
,
smelling
,
smells
,
smelled
,
smelt
to
notice
an
odor
through
your
nose
•
She
smelled
the
rose
and
smiled
.
She
smelled
the
rose
and
smiled
.
•
Can
you
smell
the
smoke
coming
from
the
fireplace
?
Can
you
smell
the
smoke
coming
from
the
fireplace
?
verb
-
smell
,
smelling
,
smells
,
smelled
,
smelt
to
have
a
particular
odor
•
The
fish
smells
bad
;
we
should
throw
it
away
.
The
fish
smells
bad
;
we
should
throw
it
away
.
•
This
shampoo
smells
like
coconut
.
This
shampoo
smells
like
coconut
.
verb
to
strongly
suspect
that
something
is
wrong
or
dishonest
•
I
smell
trouble
coming
if
we
don't
act
now
.
I
smell
trouble
coming
if
we
don't
act
now
.
•
The
journalist
smelled
a
lie
in
the
politician's
answer
.
The
journalist
smelled
a
lie
in
the
politician's
answer
.