smell : Idioms & Phrases

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foul-smelling

  • adjective satellite offensively malodorous
    stinking; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; noisome; fetid; ill-scented.
    • a foul odor
    • the kitchen smelled really funky
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ill-smelling

  • adjective having an unpleasant smell
    malodorous; stinky; ill-smelling; malodourous.
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pleasant-smelling

  • adjective satellite having an odor that is pleasing
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putrid-smelling

  • adjective satellite having the putrid odor of decaying organic matter
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rank-smelling

  • adjective satellite having an offensive rancid odor
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sense of smell

  • noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    smell; olfaction; olfactory modality.
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smell out

  • verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
    nose out; scent out; sniff out.
    • He can smell out trouble
  • verb become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
    smell; sense.
    • I sense his hostility
    • i smell trouble
    • smell out corruption
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smell up

  • verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
    stink up; stink out.
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smell-feast

Smell"-feast` noun
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  1. One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a parasite; a sponger.
    The epicure and the smell-feast. South.
  2. A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the odors only of the viands.
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smell-less

Smell"-less adjective
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  1. Destitute of smell; having no odor.
    Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint. Beau & Fl.
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smelling bottle

  • noun a bottle containing smelling salts
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smelling salts

  • noun a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness
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strong-smelling

  • adjective satellite having a strong odor
    strong-scented.
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sweet-smelling

  • adjective satellite having a natural fragrance
    sweet-scented; scented; odoriferous; perfumed; sweet; odorous.
    • odoriferous spices
    • the odorous air of the orchard
    • the perfumed air of June
    • scented flowers
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tansy-smelling

  • adjective satellite smelling of tansy
    tansy-scented.
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To smell a rat

  • to have a sense of something wrong, not clearly evident; to have reason for suspicion. Colloq.
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To smell of the lamp

  • to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.
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To smell of the shop

  • to indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession.
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To smell out

  • to find out by sagacity. Colloq.
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unpleasant-smelling

  • adjective having an unpleasant smell
    malodorous; stinky; ill-smelling; malodourous.
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