smell in WordNet English dictionary

1. any property detected by the olfactory system
   olfactory property  smell  aroma  odor  odour  scent 
   
2. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
   "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
   spirit  tone  feel  feeling  flavor  flavour  look  smell 
   
3. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
   "she loved the smell of roses"
   smell  odor  odour  olfactory sensation  olfactory perception 
   
4. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
   smell  sense of smell  olfaction  olfactory modality 
   
5. the act of perceiving the odor of something
   smell  smelling 
   

1. have an element suggestive (of something)
   "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
   smack  reek  smell 
   
2. become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
   "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
   smell  smell out  sense 
   
3. emit an odor
   "The soup smells good"
   smell 
   
4. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
   smell 
   
5. smell bad
   "He rarely washes, and he smells"
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