Lexic.us

Definition of Scent

1. Verb. Cause to smell or be smelly.

2. Noun. A distinctive odor that is pleasant.

3. Verb. Catch the scent of; get wind of. "The dog nosed out the drugs"

4. Noun. An odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced.

5. Verb. Apply perfume to. "She perfumes herself every day"

6. Noun. Any property detected by the olfactory system.

Definition of Scent

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

2. v. i. To have a smell.

3. n. 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.

Definition of Scent

1. Noun. A distinctive odour or smell. ¹

2. Noun. An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing. ¹

3. Noun. The sense of smell. ¹

4. Noun. A perfume. ¹

5. Noun. (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone. ¹

6. Verb. to detect the scent of ¹

7. Verb. to impart an odour to ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scent

1. to fill with an odor [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Scent

1. Synonym: odour. Origin: M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. Sentio, to feel (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scent

scenical scenically scenick scenics scening scenograph scenographer scenographers scenographic scenographical

scenographick scenographies scenographs scenography scenopoetic scent (current term) scent-bottle scent glands scent hound scent hounds

scent out scented scented fern scented penstemon scented wattle scentful scenthound scenthounds scenting scentings

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