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• a faint/strong smell of garlic
• a sweet/fresh/musty smell
• there was a smell of burning in the air.
• the smells from the kitchen filled the room.

smell

1. the quality of something that people and animals sense through their noses
• a faint/strong smell of garlic
• a sweet/fresh/musty smell
• There was a smell of burning in the air.
• The smells from the kitchen filled the room.
2. an unpleasant smell
• What's that smell?
• Yuk! What a smell!
3. the ability to sense things with the nose
• Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
• Taste and smell are closely connected.
4. the act of smelling something
• synonym sniff
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• He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.
5. the pleasant feeling of being successful

Extra Examples

• A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the lawn.
• An acrid smell filled the air.
• As she walked into the house she detected the smell of gas.
• Cooking smells drifted up from the kitchen.
• Deer have a keen sense of smell.
• Fragrance dispensers are designed to mask unpleasant smells.
• The air was filled with a pervasive smell of chemicals.
• The cottage had a musty smell after being shut up over the winter.
• The faint smell of her perfume hung in the air.
• The sights, sounds and smells of Delhi stunned me.
• The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.
• The smell was coming from the kitchen.
• Then the pungent smell hit us—rotting fish and seaweed.
• There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber.
• What’s that funny smell?
• the aromatic smells of a spring garden full of herbs
• the putrid smell from the slaughterhouse
• the smell of smoke
• the sour smell of unwashed linen
• the sweet smell of roses
• Do you like the smell of coffee?
• See if you can get rid of that smell.
• The smell of burning stubble drifted through the air.
• There was a musty smell in the attic.
• There was an unmistakable smell of alcohol on his breath.
• What a terrible smell!
• Wonderful cooking smells were coming from the kitchen.

Word Origin

• Middle English: of unknown origin.