Synonym: essence, fragrance, odor, scent. Similar words: smell of, smell out, melt, mesmerize, camel, assessment, harassment, homeland. Meaning: [smel] n. 1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form 2. any property detected by the olfactory system 3. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people 4. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents 5. the act of perceiving the odor of something. v. 1. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense 2. emit an odor 3. smell bad.
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181. The smell of gas/heat overpowered me as I went into the house.
182. The smell of the sea carried her back to her childhood.
183. The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell.
184. His image is redolent of the smell of old leather, old money and class.
185. I had a streaming cold, so I could not smell properly.
186. As she walked into the house she detected the smell of gas.
187. Snow fell so that you could almost smell the cold.
188. The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood.
189. A sickly smell of decaying fish came from the dirty river.
190. The bear's sense of smell tells it where prey is hiding.
191. Smell this and tell me what you think it is.
192. These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.
193. The wood gave off a sweet[sentencedict .com], perfumed smell as it burned.
194. The delicious smell from the kitchen made our mouths water.
195. When this material burns, it flings off a nasty smell.
196. Man's sense of smell is much less informative than his sight.
197. She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelt a bad smell.
198. The whole thing is beginning to smell fishy to me.
199. In the sentence 'You smell nice', 'smell' is a copula.
200. Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food.
201. Her perfume mingled with the smell of woodsmoke from the fire.
202. The smell of the sea conjures up pictures of children playing on the beach.
203. The dog was attracted by the smell of the meat.
204. He said he could smell gas when he entered the room.
205. Everyone I know likes the smell of bacon - even Mike does and he's a vegetarian.
206. At customs, dogs are used to smell out drugs in passengers' luggage.
207. We had to sluice out the garage to get rid of the smell of petrol.
208. A super-efficient sense of smell is no longer vital to our existence.
209. She could easily recall the smell of the orange groves.
210. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.