QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Idioms about smell
smell a rat. rat (def. 6).
Origin of smell
First recorded in 1125–75; 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
smectite, smeddum, Smedley, smeech, smegma, 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
/ (smɛl) /
verb smells, smelling, smelt or smelled
noun
Derived forms of smell
smeller, nounWord Origin for smell
C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smölen to scorch
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Other Idioms and Phrases with smell
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