smell


smell - noun

  • the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  • any property detected by the olfactory system
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
  • the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  • the act of perceiving the odor of something

    • smell - verb

    • inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
    • emit an odor
    • smell bad
    • have an element suggestive (of something)
    • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

    smell - thesaurus

    aroma   feel   feeling   flavor American English spelling   flavour British English spelling   look   odor American English spelling   odour British English spelling   olfaction   reek   scent   sense   smack   smelling   spirit   tone  


    View spelling list ll words and learn about the word smell in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for smell

    s is 1 m is 3 e is 1 l is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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