smell

US /smɛl/

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UK /smel/

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo have a particular odor

Did the perfume smell nice?

v.t.Transitive VerbTo sense that something is not right

Stacy could smell something funny about Gary's story

n.NounAbility to notice a particular odor

Her keen sense of smell told her the curry was nearly ready

v.t.Transitive VerbTo notice a particular odor

I smell food, is dinner ready?

v.t.Transitive VerbTo use the nose to sense something

She could smell food cooking in the kitchen

n.NounA particular odor

The smell of warm apple pie came in from the kitchen

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Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young
Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young

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We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.
We're going to start off with the sense of smell, sometimes called the olfactory sense.
How can I talk about it? You could use a phrase such as: "The smell of..." Okay? "The smell
How can I talk about it? You could use a phrase such as: "The smell of..." Okay? "The smell

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Why do old books smell so good?
Why do old books smell so good?
Smell of old books is basically because of paper and ink in those books.
Smell of old books is basically because of paper and ink in those books.

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would it smell like? What would it be populated with?
would it smell like? What would it be populated with?

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They are so cute and they even smell like the cereal, y'all.
They are so cute and they even smell like the cereal, y'all.
and they even smell like the cereal, y'all.
and they even smell like the cereal, y'all.

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And we can't smell pheromones, only our dogs can, because they have a special organ that lets them detect them called the vomeronasal organ.
And we can't smell pheromones, only our dogs can, because they have a special organ that lets them detect them called the vomeronasal organ.
And dogs like to use the vomeronasal organ to smell our pheromones because they can learn a lot about us, because pheromones change smell for many reasons.
And dogs like to use the vomeronasal organ to smell our pheromones because they can learn a lot about us, because pheromones change smell for many reasons.

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