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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scent /sɛnt/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a special smell, esp. when pleasant.
- Animal Behavior a smell left in passing, by which an animal or person may be traced:[countable]The bloodhounds picked up the scent.
- a track or set of clues that leads one somewhere:[countable]detectives on the scent of the crook.
- [uncountable] perfume.
- Physiology the sense of smell:[uncountable]animals with keen scent.
v. [~ + object] - to sense or recognize by or as if by smell:to scent trouble.
- to fill with an odor or smell:a room heavily scented with pine.
scent•ed, adj. See -sent-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scent (sent),USA pronunciation n. - a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable:the scent of roses.
- Animal Behavioran odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced.
- a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor:The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped.
- perfume.
- Physiologythe sense of smell:a remarkably keen scent.
- small pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds.
v.t. - to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell:to scent trouble.
- to fill with an odor;
perfume.
v.i. - Animal Behaviorto hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
- Latin sentīre to feel; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal Cf. sense
- Middle French sentir to smell
- (verb, verbal) earlier sent, Middle English senten 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See odor.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smell, sniff.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scent /sɛnt/ n - a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one
- a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced
- a trail, clue, or guide
- an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting
- another word (esp Brit) for perfume
vb - (transitive) to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell
- (transitive) to have a suspicion of; detect: I scent foul play
- (transitive) to fill with odour or fragrance
- (intransitive) (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell
- to smell (at): the dog scented the air
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel; see senseˈscented adj |