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noun | verb scentscent1 /sɛnt/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] THESAURUS the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose► smell the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: What’s that smell? A delicious smell was coming from the kitchen. ► aroma a strong pleasant smell, especially from food or drinks: He was awakened by the aroma of fresh coffee. ► scent a pleasant smell: The scent of the pine trees was refreshing. ► fragrance a pleasant sweet smell: The fragrance of roses filled the room. ► perfume formal a pleasant sweet smell. Used especially in writing: In the garden, the perfume of the jasmine flowers was strong. ► whiff a smell of something that you notice for only a short time: There was a whiff of smoke in the air from the fire outside. ► odor a strong unpleasant smell that is easy to recognize: His clothes stunk with the odor of dead fish. ► stench a strong disgusting smell: The meat was decaying, and the stench made him feel sick. ► stink a very unpleasant smell: “What is that stink?” “It’s just the dog.” 1a pleasant smell that something has: scent of The scent of incense filled the air.► see thesaurus at smell12the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow: The dogs followed the animal’s scent.3throw somebody off the scent to give someone false information to prevent him or her from catching you or discovering something4the scent of scandal/panic/victory etc. a particular quality that people can notice in a situation5old-fashioned a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell nice SYN perfume noun | verb scentscent2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYscent2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French sentir to feel, smell, from Latin sentire to feel VERB TABLEscent |
| Present | I, you, we, they | scent | | he, she, it | scents | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scented | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scented | | he, she, it | has scented | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scented | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scent | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scented |
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| Present | I | am scenting | | he, she, it | is scenting | | you, we, they | are scenting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was scenting | | you, we, they | were scenting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scenting | | he, she, it | has been scenting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scenting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scenting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scenting |
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