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smell

Entry Word:: smell
Function:: noun

Text: the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose<the smell of vanilla is supposed to be very soothing>Synonymsodor, redolence, scent, sniffRelated Wordswhiff; aroma, bouquet, fragrance, perfume; ambrosia, lusciousness, savor, savoriness, spice, tang; acridness, fetidness, foulness, noisomeness, rancidity, rankness, stench, stink; incense, musk

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