👃smell

verb
/smel/

Meaning

to perceive odor through the nose; to have an odor
to perceive the odor of something through the nose

Example Sentences

The flowers smell sweet.

I can smell fresh flowers in the garden.

Synonyms

scent, odor, aroma, fragrance, sniff, detect, whiff
Entry 1
scent, odor, aroma, fragrance
Entry 2
scent, sniff, detect, whiff

Antonyms

scentless, odorless, ignore, block
Entry 1
scentless, odorless
Entry 2
ignore, block

Collocations

smell good, smell bad, smell sweet, smell fishy, smell trouble, smell flowers, smell the air
Entry 1
smell good, smell bad, smell sweet, smell fishy, smell trouble
Entry 2
smell bad, smell good, smell flowers, smell the air

More Example Sentences

The smell made me step outside.

The kitchen was filled with a sweet smell.

The air was filled with the smell of coffee.

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