Smelling: alternatives and connections

Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.

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Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.

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The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

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of Sense

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To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.

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The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.

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To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.