ENGLISH: smell - CREOLE: pran



Overview of noun smell



The noun smell has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



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")

2. (6) olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent -- (any property detected by the olfactory system)

3. (1) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason")

4. smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality -- (the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents)

5. smell, smelling -- (the act of perceiving the odor of something)



Overview of verb smell



The verb smell has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (14) smell -- (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)

2. (12) smell -- (emit an odor; "The soup smells good")

3. (3) smell -- (smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells")

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