| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, tone. See BE. 2. The quality of something that may be perceived by the olfactory sense: aroma, odor, scent. See SMELLS. 3. The sense by which odors are perceived: nose, olfaction, scent. See SMELLS. | | VERB: | 1. To have a particular flavor or suggestion of something: savor, smack2, suggest, taste. See SUGGEST. 2. To have or give off a foul odor: reek, stink. Idioms: smell to high heaven. See SMELLS. 3. To perceive with the olfactory sense: nose, scent, sniff, snuff, whiff. Idioms: catch (or get) a whiff of. See SMELLS.
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