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Idioms about smell
smell a rat. rat (def. 6).
Origin of smell
First recorded in 1125ā75; early Middle English smell, smull (noun), smellen,smullen (verb); origin uncertain.
synonym study for smell
13. See odor.
OTHER WORDS FROM smell
Words nearby smell
smeddum, Smedley, smeech, smegma, smegmalith, smell, smell a rat, smeller, smell fishy, smellies, smelling bottle
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How to use smell in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for smell
smell
/ (smÉl) /
verb smells, smelling, smelt or smelled
noun
Derived forms of smell
smeller, nounWord Origin for smell
C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smƶlen to scorch
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Medical definitions for smell
smell
[ smÄl ]
v.
To perceive the scent of something by means of the olfactory nerves.
n.
The sense by which odors are perceived; the olfactory sense.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with smell
smell
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