To perceive the presence of molecules in the air by inhaling them through the nose.
To give off a smell that can be perceived by the nose.
any property detected by the olfactory system
emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
the faculty of smell
the act of perceiving the odor of something
the general atmosphere of a place or situation; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
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"
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
