Concept cluster: Physical processes > Smell or scent
n
(countable, perfumery) A distinctive mixture of fragrances or the odor thereof.
n
A scent that follows something; a scent remaining after its source is no longer present.
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.
n
A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
n
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
adj
Fragrant or spicy.
adj
Obsolete form of aromatic. [Fragrant or spicy.]
adj
Obsolete form of aromatic. [Fragrant or spicy.]
n
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
adj
(obsolete) aromatic
adj
Producing balm.
adj
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
n
The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature
adj
Wearing perfume, having had perfumed applied to
v
(transitive, emphatic) To smell out; sniff about, around, or all over; investigate or check by smelling; detect a smell or a scent.
n
Alternative spelling of body odour [The unpleasant smell emitted by a person's body, caused by bacteria multiplied by sweat.]
n
The unpleasant smell emitted by a person's body, caused by bacteria multiplied by sweat.
n
(obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
adj
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
n
The natural scent of a woman.
adj
Obsolete form of cedary. [Resembling or characteristic of cedar.]
v
To perfume with incense.
adj
Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
adj
Perfumed with cologne.
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
n
The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
n
A type of perfume; cologne.
adj
Of or pertaining to effluvia.
adj
Of or pertaining to effluvium.
adj
Of or pertaining to effluvia.
n
(obsolete, chemistry) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
n
The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
n
Fragrance, a perfume.
adj
Having an essence; scented.
n
The stench from decomposing iron pyrites, caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.
n
(perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
n
(obsolete) Smell; odor.
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(archaic) The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.
v
(intransitive) To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals.
n
Nonstandard form of flehmen. [(especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.]
n
Nonstandard form of flehmen. [(especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.]
v
To detect the scent of (something) before it is present.
n
A smell which precedes or comes before something.
n
(obsolete, proscribed) A strong or sweet scent; fragrance.
n
A pleasant smell or odour.
n
fragrance
adj
Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.
adj
Obsolete form of fragrant. [Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.]
n
Obsolete form of frankincense. [A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.]
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
adj
fumous; of or resembling fumes or smoke
adj
(obsolete or literary) Of or resembling fumes or smoke.
adj
Full of or producing gas; gassy.
adj
That has a rank smell
adj
Alternative form of incensy [Resembling or characteristic of incense, especially in aroma.]
n
Alternative spelling of malodor [An offensive odor.]
n
(chemistry, obsolete) Any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
adj
Alternative form of mephitic [Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.]
n
The characteristic parts of a perfume that emerge only after a waiting-period
n
The odour of musk.
adj
fragrant, perfumed
adj
(poetic) Having a pleasant fragrance; aromatic.
adj
(obsolete) Having a sensitive sense of smell.
n
(figuratively) A perception of freshness or novelty.
n
(nonstandard) Any smell.
n
(informal) Any hypnotic drug taken to ensure adequate rest before military operations etc.
n
The power of smelling.
n
(figuratively) An aroma, a scent.
n
range of smell, a distance in which something is detectable by smell
adj
Worthy to be smelled.
adj
(proscribed) Odoriferous; smelly
n
(organic chemistry, archaic) A volatile liquid with an unpleasant garlic odour, obtained by boiling sulfur with linseed oil.
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(figuratively) A strong, pervasive quality.
n
Alternative spelling of odour of sanctity [(chiefly Christianity, especially Middle Ages) A sweet smell, usually likened to flowers, said to be emitted by the corpses, or even the living bodies, of saints.]
n
(archaic) Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance.
adj
Having an odour/odor.
adj
Diffusing odour or scent; fragrant.
adj
(not comparable) Relating to the sense of smell.
adj
Having an odor or fragrance.
n
A material that emits an odor.
v
(transitive) To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).
n
All the odorant compounds in an organism
adj
Having a distinctive odor.
n
Alternative form of odourprint [A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.]
n
Alternative form of odourscape [An olfactory environment; the various odours in an environment.]
adj
Characterised or marked by odor(s)
n
A compound whose shape is responsible for its odour
adj
Alternative form of odored [Having an odor, especially having a specified odor.]
adj
Alternative form of odorful [odorous]
adj
Obsolete form of odoriferous. [Having an odor or fragrance.]
n
A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.
n
An olfactory environment; the various odours in an environment.
adj
Alternative form of odorsome [Characterised or marked by odor(s)]
n
Alternative form of odortype [(biology) An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species.]
n
Eye dialect spelling of eau de Cologne. [A type of perfume; cologne.]
adj
(obsolete) scented
v
(transitive, rare) To smell.
n
Synonym of odorant
adj
Having an odor; capable of being smelled.
adv
In an olfactory sense.
adj
Of or pertaining to the quality of something that oozes.
n
(chemistry, dated) A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.
adj
(chemistry, of a group of atoms) Imparting a characteristic odour to any compound
v
To scent so as to cover or conceal the original odour.
n
Alternative form of osmazome [(chemistry, dated) A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.]
n
(UK, rare) Nonstandard spelling of ozaena. [An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.]
n
(cosmetics) Fragrance; perfume
adj
Of, relating to, or emitting perfume.
n
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
n
One who perfumes something.
n
(uncountable) The manufacture of perfume.
adj
perfumelike
adj
Alternative form of perfumey [perfumelike]
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The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.
n
(uncountable) The quality of being redolent.
n
Alternative form of redolence [(uncountable) The quality of being redolent.]
adj
Having the smell of the article in question.
v
(obsolete) To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
adj
Scented with a sachet or sachets (of potpourri or other fragrant material).
n
(obsolete) Keen sense of smell.
adj
Flavored with or smelling of sage.
adj
Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
n
Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.
n
A distinctive smell.
n
A strong-smelling substance, from the urine or a gland, deposited by an animal to mark its territory.
v
(transitive) To locate by following a scent.
n
A patch of ground where a scent has been intentionally applied for a dog to track.
n
One who detects something by scent.
adj
Full of scent; odorous.
adv
With a scent or fragrance.
n
A person who makes perfumes or other scented products.
adj
Describing any of various products that are impregnated with a substance that releases an odour when scratched
v
To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
n
(obsolete) scent
v
To detect or perceive; often with out.
n
(physiology) An assessment of a subject's ability to detect and distinguish odors.
v
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome.
v
Alternative form of stop and smell the roses [(idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.]
n
(rare) Something that smells like something else.
n
(informal) That which registers the magnitude of odor.
n
(informal) A fictional name for technology that reproduces odor.
adj
(possibly nonstandard) That can be detected by smell.
n
(informal, Britain, as "the smellies") Cinema enhanced with odours.
n
(usually in the plural) ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness.
n
Synonym of odourscape
v
(transitive) To find (something) by using the sense of smell.
n
(idiomatic) The rewarding sense of having succeeded.
adj
Alternative spelling of sweet-smelling [Having a pleasant scent.]
n
The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
n
The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.
n
A scent that is perceptible but less prominent than other scents in a particular environment.
n
Synonym of vanilla extract
adj
(medicine, pharmacology) Inducing vomiting; emetic
adj
Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.

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