Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smell 
 
  3  senses  of  smell 
 
  Sense  1 
  smell 
  =>  sniff,  whiff 
  =>  scent,  nose,  wind 
  =>  snuff,  snuffle 
  =>  get  a  noseful,  get  a  whiff 
 
  Sense  2 
  smell 
  =>  smell 
 
  Sense  3 
  smell 
  =>  reek,  stink 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smell 
 
  3  senses  of  smell 
 
  Sense  1 
  smell 
  =>  sniff,  whiff 
  =>  scent,  nose,  wind 
  =>  snuff,  snuffle 
  =>  get  a  noseful,  get  a  whiff 
 
  Sense  2 
  smell 
  =>  smell 
  =>  reek,  stink 
 
  Sense  3 
  smell 
  =>  reek,  stink 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  smell 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  smell 
 
  3  senses  of  smell 
 
  Sense  1 
  smell 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  2 
  smell 
  =>  cause  to  be  perceived 
  Also  See->  smell  up#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  smell 
  =>  smell 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  smell 
 
  smell  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  smell 
 
  Sense  1 
  smell 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
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  Sense  2 
  smell 
  =>  cause  to  be  perceived 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  smell 
  =>  smell 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  smell 
  sense  of  smell 
  smell 
  smelling 
  smelling  bottle 
  smelling  salts 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smell 
 
  The  noun  smell  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  smell,  odor,  odour,  olfactory  sensation,  olfactory  perception  --  (the  sensation  that  results  when  olfactory  receptors  in  the  nose  are  stimulated  by  particular  chemicals  in  gaseous  form  "she  loved  the  smell  of  roses") 
  2.  (6)  olfactory  property,  smell,  aroma,  odor,  odour,  scent  --  (any  property  detected  by  the  olfactory  system) 
  3.  (1)  spirit,  tone,  feel  feeling,  flavor,  flavour,  look  smell  --  (the  general  atmosphere  of  a  place  or  situation  and  the  effect  that  it  has  on  people;  "the  feel  of  the  city  excited  him";  "a  clergyman  improved  the  tone  of  the  meeting";  "it  had  the  smell  of  treason") 
  4.  smell,  sense  of  smell,  olfaction,  olfactory  modality  --  (the  faculty  of  smell) 
  5.  smell,  smelling  --  (the  act  of  perceiving  the  odor  of  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smell 
 
  The  verb  smell  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  smell  --  (inhale  the  odor  of  perceive  by  the  olfactory  sense) 
  2.  (12)  smell  --  (emit  an  odor;  "The  soup  smells  good") 
  3.  (3)  smell  --  (smell  bad  "He  rarely  washes,  and  he  smells") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  smell 
  smelling 
  smelly 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smell 
 
  The  noun  smell  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  smell,  odor,  odour,  olfactory  sensation,  olfactory  perception  --  (the  sensation  that  results  when  olfactory  receptors  in  the  nose  are  stimulated  by  particular  chemicals  in  gaseous  form  "she  loved  the  smell  of  roses") 
  2.  (6)  olfactory  property,  smell,  aroma,  odor,  odour,  scent  --  (any  property  detected  by  the  olfactory  system) 
  3.  (1)  spirit,  tone,  feel  feeling,  flavor,  flavour,  look  smell  --  (the  general  atmosphere  of  a  place  or  situation  and  the  effect  that  it  has  on  people;  "the  feel  of  the  city  excited  him";  "a  clergyman  improved  the  tone  of  the  meeting";  "it  had  the  smell  of  treason") 
  4.  smell,  sense  of  smell,  olfaction,  olfactory  modality  --  (the  faculty  of  smell) 
  5.  smell,  smelling  --  (the  act  of  perceiving  the  odor  of  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smell 
 
  The  verb  smell  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  smell  --  (inhale  the  odor  of  perceive  by  the  olfactory  sense) 
  2.  (12)  smell  --  (emit  an  odor;  "The  soup  smells  good") 
  3.  (3)  smell  --  (smell  bad  "He  rarely  washes,  and  he  smells") 

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