smell

Etymology
From, , , , from , , from , from. The noun is from, ,. Related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬. Compare,.

Noun

 * 1) A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
 * 2)  The sense that detects odours.
 * 3) A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
 * 1)  The sense that detects odours.
 * 2) A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Synonyms

 * see Thesaurus:smell
 * ,, /, ; see also Thesaurus:aroma
 * ,, , , ; see also Thesaurus:stench

Collocations

 * Adjectives often applied to "smell":, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,.

Verb

 * 1)   To sense a smell or smells.
 * 2)   Followed by ' or ' if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
 * 3)   To smell bad; to stink.
 * 4)   To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
 * 5)  To detect or perceive; often with out.
 * 6)  To give heed to.
 * 7)   To smell of; to have a smell of
 * 1)   To smell bad; to stink.
 * 2)   To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
 * 3)  To detect or perceive; often with out.
 * 4)  To give heed to.
 * 5)   To smell of; to have a smell of
 * 1)   To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
 * 2)  To detect or perceive; often with out.
 * 3)  To give heed to.
 * 4)   To smell of; to have a smell of
 * 1)  To detect or perceive; often with out.
 * 2)  To give heed to.
 * 3)   To smell of; to have a smell of
 * 1)   To smell of; to have a smell of
 * 1)   To smell of; to have a smell of

Usage notes

 * The sense “to smell bad, stink” is considered by some to be an incorrect (euphemistic) substitute for.

Translations

 * Esperanto:
 * Indonesian: ,

Etymology
From the verb.

Noun

 * 1) a bang

Etymology 1
From the verb.

Noun

 * 1) a bang

Noun

 * 1) a knock, an impact