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1. Meaning 1 · noun

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

   “I love the smell of fresh bread.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   The sense that detects odours.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   To sense a smell or smells.

   “I can smell fresh bread.”

5. Meaning 5 · verb

   Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

   “Her feet smell of cheese.”

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

   “Ew, this stuff smells.”

7. Meaning 7 · verb

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

   “A report smells of calumny.”

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To exercise sagacity.

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To detect or perceive; often with out.

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To give heed to.

How this word is used

• Everyday “I love the smell of fresh bread.”
• Everyday “I can smell fresh bread.”
• General “Her feet smell of cheese.”
• General “Ew, this stuff smells.”
• General “A report smells of calumny.”

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