smells

Noun

• the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• any property detected by the olfactory system
• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
• the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
• the act of perceiving the odor of something
• plural of smell

Verb

• inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
• emit an odor
  • "The soup smells good"
• smell bad
  • "He rarely washes, and he smells"
• have an element suggestive (of something)
  • "this passage smells of plagiarism"
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
• third-person singular simple present indicative of smell

Synonyms

aroma, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, odor, odour, olfaction, olfactory modality, olfactory perception, olfactory property, olfactory sensation, reek, scent, sense, sense of smell, smack, smell, smell out, smelling, spirit, tone