scent

  • 21scent — 1. noun 1) the scent of freshly cut hay Syn: smell, fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, savor, odor, whiff; bouquet, nose See note at smell 2) that s a lovely scent you re wearing …

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  • 22scent — scentless, adj. scentlessness, n. /sent/, n. 1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable: the scent of roses. 2. an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced. 3. a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an… …

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  • 23scent — 1. noun /sent/ a) A distinctive odour or smell. the scent of flowers b) An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing. the scent of a skunk Syn …

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  • 24scent — 1. noun 1) the scent of freshly cut hay Syn: smell, fragrance, aroma, perfume, savour, odour 2) a bottle of scent Syn: perfume, fragrance, eau de toilette, eau de cologne 3) …

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  • 25scent — [sent] noun I 1) [C] a pleasant smell an apple with a rich flavour and scent[/ex] 2) [C/U] a liquid that women put on their skin to make themselves smell nice Syn: fragrance, perfume 3) [C/U] the smell that an animal or person has, that some… …

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  • 26scent — [[t]sɛnt[/t]] n. 1) a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable 2) anb an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced 3) a track or trail indicated by such an odor 4) perfume 5) phl the sense of smell: a remarkably keen… …

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  • 27scent — See: THROW OFF THE SCENT …

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  • 28scent — See: THROW OFF THE SCENT …

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  • 29scent — See smell. See smell, stink, scent …

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  • 30scent — [14] Scent comes ultimately from the same source that gave English sensation, sense, sentient, and sentiment – namely, Latin sentīre ‘feel, perceive’. It arrived via Old French sentir, and at first was sent in English (‘Fishes lurking among the… …

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