scent

Speech parts

1. scent - Noun

2. scent - Verb

Meaning

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

To have a smell.

That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.

The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nose smell odor aroma perfume fragrance odour tang track wind trace trail breath reek stench
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Antonyms

tang odor stink deodorize stench rancidity
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Hypernyms

property smell odor groom odour neaten

Hyponyms

musk mint perfume incense fragrance bouquet

Phrases with the word

catch no scent get no scent feel no scent detect no scent smell no scent scent-laden

Derivatives

scented scenting

Anagrams

cents

Examples

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. Jean Cocteau

There are no women who do not like perfume, there are women who have not found their scent. Marilyn Monroe

The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies. Marc Bloch

The scent of every flower is short lived. Italian Proverb

Good perfume is known by its scent rather than by the perfumer's advertisement. Afghan Proverb

Remember the scent. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

scenography scenopinid scenopoetic scent ball scent box scent gland