musk

noun

Definition of musknext
as in scent
a strong-smelling substance used in perfume

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Recent Examples of musk Featuring top notes of orange, bergamot, and lemon mixed with honeyed florals and the essence of musk, cedarwood, and sandalwood, each item leaves behind a clean, calming, slightly herbaceous scent. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 Perfumers often create this effect with notes like white musk, skin musk, aldehydes, watery florals, sheer woods, and delicate citrus, which together can evoke a cozy sense of self-care. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026 Available starting Wednesday, her inaugural scent settles somewhere between a hyper-feminine floral and an ultra-masculine musk, with notes of peach blossom, jasmine, velvety orris, pink peony and soft ambroxan. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 After so many oud explorations, Maison Crivelli turns inward with a musk—though this one has every bit the presence as its infamous woody scents. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for musk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musk
  1. scent
  2. incense
  3. perfume
  4. fragrance
  5. sniff
  6. whiff
  7. smell
  8. odor
Noun
  • The thoughtful reformulation modernizes the scent with a crisper citrus top note, a mossier base, and improved longevity.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The flies also spent far more time loitering outside the plume than inside it, even though nearly all their forward progress toward the source happened during those brief dips into the scent.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of scent
Noun
  • Adding something fun to your at-home altar like an incense holder, a statue of Venus/Aphrodite, or evil eye decor to stay grounded within yourself and embrace your spiritual side this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The excavation, carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission under the supervision of the SCA, also uncovered pottery coffins, as well as a collection of incense burners, oil lamps, and funerary amulets.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of incense
Noun
  • At high levels of perfume oil concentration, though, getting many forceful materials to sit together cleanly is what takes expertise and time.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the addition of georgywood and akigalawood, this perfume reads as fresh rather than woodsy.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of perfume
Noun
  • Dior’s men’s fragrance business revolves around two modern pillars—Sauvage and Homme—and the prolific Kurkdjian thinks about the two pillars as neighboring territories.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, there are twelve notes (to be specific), all handpicked by master perfumer and fragrance expert Jérôme Epinette capturing a range of floral, fruity, and earthy.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of fragrance
Noun
  • Six different winners from day one of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, yet the dominant Australians of this season never even had a sniff of the lead in Portsmouth.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Mackenzie writes with the characteristic judgmental sniff of an upper-crust tourist.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026
Definition of sniff
Noun
  • Getty Images The MLB best home run bets have been in one of the longest droughts of the year, with eight straight whiffs on home run props.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The right-hander has had excellent whiff rates and strikeout rates in the minors but hasn’t replicated that success in the majors.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of whiff
Noun
  • The real surprise, though, came when the team took a close look at what the flies were doing when there was no smell at all to guide them.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of smell
Noun
  • The meeting comes after Lineage Logistics, which operates the 500,000-square-foot facility, has already been cited by AQMD officials for the rotten odor.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Police were called to the grandmother's apartment on June 23 after neighbors made a call about suspicious odors.
    — Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of odor

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