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Smell
1. The Sense Of Smell
Andrew Ernest Ritz
May 8, 2011
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2. aroma
noun –1. (1) olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent –
(any property detected by the olfactory system)
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3. aromatic
adj –1. aromatic – ((chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or
more benzene rings; ”an aromatic organic compound”)
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4. bouquet
noun –1. (3) bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay – (an arrangement of
flowers that is usually given as a present)
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5. deodorant
noun –. deodorant, deodourant – (a toiletry applied to the skin in
order to mask unpleasant odors)
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6. deodorize
verb –. deodorize, deodorise, deodourise – (eliminate the odor from;
”This stick will deodorize your armpits”)
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7. deodorized
verb –. deodorize, deodorise, deodourise – (eliminate the odor from;
”This stick will deodorize your armpits”)
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8. fragrance
noun –1. (1) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent – (a distinctive odor
that is pleasant)
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9. fragrant
adj –. (2) fragrant – (pleasant-smelling)
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10. fumes
noun –. (2) exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes – (gases ejected from an
engine as waste products)
Overview of noun fume
The noun fume has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. smoke, fume – (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
verb –1. (2) fume – (be mad, angry, or furious)
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11. incense
noun –1. (1) incense – (a substance that produces a fragrant odor
when burned)
verb –1. cense, incense, thurify – (perfume especially with a censer)
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12. moldy
adj –. moldy, mouldy, musty – (covered with or smelling of mold;
”moldy bread”; ”a moldy (or musty) odor”)
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13. musty
adj –1. moldy, mouldy, musty – (covered with or smelling of mold;
”moldy bread”; ”a moldy (or musty) odor”)
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14. odor
noun –1. (7) olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent –
(any property detected by the olfactory system)
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15. odorless
adj –. odorless, odourless, inodorous – (having no odor; ”odorless
gas”; ”odorless flowers”)
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16. perfume
noun –1. (2) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent – (a distinctive odor
that is pleasant)
verb –1. perfume, aromatize, aromatise – (fill or impregnate with an
odor; ”orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”)
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17. perfumed
verb –1. perfume, aromatize, aromatise – (fill or impregnate with an
odor; ”orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”)
adj –1. (1) perfumed, scented – (filled or impregnated with perfume;
”perfumed boudoir”; ”perfumed stationery”; ”scented soap”)
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18. pungent
adj –1. pungent, acrid – (strong and sharp;”the pungent taste of
radishes”; ”the acrid smell of burning rubber”)
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19. putrid
adj –1. putrid – (of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; ”putrid
decomposition”)
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20. rancid
adj –1. rancid – ((used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank
smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decompositio n;
”rancid butter”; ”rancid bacon”)
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21. rank
noun –1. (20) rank – (a row or line of people (especially soldiers or
police) standing abreast of one another; ”the entrance was guarded
by ranks of policemen”)
verb –1. (2) rank – (take or have a position relative to others; ”This
painting ranks among the best in the Western World”)
adj –1. (1) rank – (very fertile; producing profuse growth; ”rank
earth”)
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22. reek
noun –. malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor,
mephitis – (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
verb –1. (1) smack, reek, smell – (have an element suggestive (of
something); ”his speeches smacked of racism”; ”this passage smells
of plagiarism”)
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23. scent
noun –1. (3) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent – (a distinctive odor
that is pleasant)
verb –1. odorize, odourise, scent – (cause to smell or be smelly)
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24. scented
verb –1. odorize, odourise, scent – (cause to smell or be smelly)
adj –1. (2) scented – (having the sense of smell; ”keen-scented
hounds”)
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25. smell
noun –1. (8) smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory
perception – (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in
the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; ”she
loved the smell of roses”)
verb –1. (14) smell – (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory
sense)
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26. smelly
adj –. fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly,
stinking, ill-scented – (offensively malodorous; ”a foul odor”; ”the
kitchen smelled really funky”)
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27. sniff
noun –. sniff, snuff – (sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose)
verb –1. (5) sniff, whiff – (perceive by inhaling through the nose;
”sniff the perfume”)
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28. snuff
noun –1. snuff – (the charred portion of a candlewick)
verb –1. snuff, snuffle – (sniff or smell inquiringly)
adj –. snuff, snuff-brown, mummy-brown, chukker-brown – (snuff
colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown)
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29. spice
noun –1. (1) spice – (aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as
a preservative)
verb –1. (1) spice, spice up – (make more interesting or flavorful;
”Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer”)
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30. spicy
adj –1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty – (having an agreeably
pungent taste)
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31. stench
noun –. malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor,
mephitis – (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
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32. stink
noun –. malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor,
mephitis – (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
verb –1. (2) stink – (be extremely bad in quality or in one’s
performance; ”This term paper stinks!”)
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33. stinky
adj –1. malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smellin g,
stinky – (having an unpleasant smell)
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34. sweet
noun –1. Sweet, Henry Sweet – (English phonetician; one of the
founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
adj –1. (9) sweet – (having or denoting the characteristic taste of
sugar)
adv –. (1) sweetly, sweet – (in an affectionate or loving manner
(‘sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of ‘sweetly’ );
”Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly”; ”how sweet the
moonlight sleeps upon this bank”- Shakespeare; ”talking sweet to
each other”)
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35. whiff
noun –1. (1) puff, puff of air, whiff – (a short light gust of air)
verb –1. sniff, whiff – (perceive by inhaling through the nose; ”sniff
the perfume”)
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