Sekirov Dictionary

scent

/sɛnt/

noun6

  1. the smell that belongs to one thing and sets it apart from others
  2. A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
  3. (figurative) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
  4. A substance (usually liquid) created to provide a pleasant smell.
  5. The sense of smell.
  6. (no longer used) Sense, perception.

verb6

  1. To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
  2. (figurative) To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something).
  3. To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.
  4. To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).
  5. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
  6. (no longer used) To have a smell; (figuratively) to give an impression (of something).
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scented · scenting · scenteth · scents · scentest

Phrases with scent

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