smell

Meaning

to perceive odor through the nose; to have an odor

to perceive the odor of something through the nose

Example Sentences

The flowers smell sweet.

I can smell fresh flowers in the garden.

Synonyms

scent, odor, aroma, fragrance, sniff, detect, whiff

Entry 1

scent, odor, aroma, fragrance

Entry 2

scent, sniff, detect, whiff

Antonyms

scentless, odorless, ignore, block

Entry 1

scentless, odorless

Entry 2

ignore, block

Collocations

smell good, smell bad, smell sweet, smell fishy, smell trouble, smell flowers, smell the air

Entry 1

smell good, smell bad, smell sweet, smell fishy, smell trouble

Entry 2

smell bad, smell good, smell flowers, smell the air