1. To scent; to perceive an odor by means of the olfactory apparatus. 2. SYN: olfaction (1). 3. SYN: odor.
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smell 'smel vb, smelled 'smeld or smelt 'smelt; smellĀ·ing vt to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves: get the odor or scent of with the nose vi to exercise the sense of smell
smell n
1) the property of a thing that affects the olfactory organs: ODOR
2) the special sense concerned with the perception of odor
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(smel) 1. olfaction. 2. odor.Medical dictionary. 2011.