Smell vs. Scent

Smellnoun

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Smellnoun

(physiology) The sense that detects odours.

Smellverb

(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.

Smellverb

(intransitive) To have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of".

Smellverb

To smell bad; to stink.

Smellverb

To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.

Smellverb

(obsolete) To exercise sagacity.

Smellverb

To detect or perceive; often with out.

Smellverb

(obsolete) To give heed to.

Smellverb

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes.

Smellverb

To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; - often with out.

Smellverb

To give heed to.

Smellverb

To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; - often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk.

Smellverb

To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny.

Smellverb

To exercise the sense of smell.

Smellverb

To exercise sagacity.

Smellnoun

The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense.

Smellnoun

The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint.

Smellnoun

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form;

Smellnoun

any property detected by the olfactory system

Smellnoun

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;

Smellnoun

the faculty of smell

Smellnoun

the act of perceiving the odor of something

Smellverb

inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

Smellverb

emit an odor;

Smellverb

smell bad;

Scentnoun

A distinctive odour or smell.

Scentnoun

An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

Scentnoun

The sense of smell.

Scentnoun

A perfume.

Scentnoun

(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

Scentnoun

(obsolete) Sense, perception.

Scentverb

to detect the scent of

Scentverb

to impart an odour to

Scentverb

To have a smell.

Scentverb

To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scentverb

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

Scentverb

To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

Scentverb

To have a smell.

Scentverb

To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scentnoun

That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

Scentnoun

Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.

Scentnoun

The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Scentnoun

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Scentnoun

an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

Scentnoun

any property detected by the olfactory system

Scentverb

cause to smell or be smelly

Scentverb

catch the scent of; get wind of;

Scentverb

apply perfume to;

Scentnoun

a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant

Scentnoun

pleasant-smelling liquid worn on the skin; perfume

Scentnoun

a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals

Scentnoun

a trail of evidence or other signs assisting someone in a search or investigation

Scentnoun

the faculty or sense of smell

Scentverb

impart a pleasant scent to

Scentverb

discern by the sense of smell

Scentverb

sense the presence, existence, or imminence of

Scentverb

sniff (the air) for a scent