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scent
[ sent ]
noun
- a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
the scent of roses.
- an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.
- a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor:
The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped.
- the sense of smell:
a remarkably keen scent.
- small pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds.
verb (used with object)
- to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell:
to scent trouble.
Synonyms: ,
- to fill with an odor; perfume.
verb (used without object)
- to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
scent
/ ɛԳ /
noun
- a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one
- a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced
- a trail, clue, or guide
- an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting
- another word (esp Brit) for perfume
verb
- tr to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell
- tr to have a suspicion of; detect
I scent foul play
- tr to fill with odour or fragrance
- intr (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell
- to smell (at)
the dog scented the air
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱԱ, noun
- ˈԳٱ, adjective
- ˈԳٱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Գl adjective
- Գl·ness noun
- ԴDz·ԳĻ adjective
- dzܳȴԳ verb (used with object)
- v·ԳĻ adjective
- ܲ·ԳĻ adjective
- ɱ-ԳĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scent1
Idioms and Phrases
see throw off , def. 3.Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was, in every sense, a true shepherd — one who bore the scent of his flock, walking closely with them through their struggles, their sorrows and their joys.
At Hawkins High, the other students sense Henry’s oddity the way sharks scent blood in the water.
This specific variety is “made of smooth Chinese loose leaf green tea leaves naturally scented by layers of jasmine buds,” according to the tea’s description.
Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.
Even the audio playing out, scent of a park and queue lines are considered because they "play a role in that illusion," says Mr Bright.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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