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noun1 pleasant smellADJECTIVE▪ heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong▪
the heavy scent of Indian cooking
▪ delicate, faint, soft▪ lingering▪ sweet▪ beautiful, delicious, lovely, pleasant▪ fresh▪the fresh scent of flowers
▪ warm▪ floral, flowery▪ jasmine, lavender, pine, etc.▪ musky, spicy▪ exotic▪Frank inhaled the exotic floral scent of her perfume.
▪ familiarVERB + SCENT▪ have▪This flower has no scent.
▪ be filled with▪The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
▪ give off, release▪The flowers give off a heady scent at night.
▪ breathe in, inhale, smellSCENT + VERB▪ come, drift, waft▪From the vine outside came the scent of honey.
▪ fill sth▪The scent of pine filled the room.
▪ linger▪The scent of incense lingered in the air.
2 smell that an animal/a person leaves behindADJECTIVE▪ body, human, masculine, personal, sexualVERB + SCENT▪ be on, have▪The dog was on the scent of a rabbit.
▪The hounds have the scent.
▪ leave▪The cat had left its scent on the sofa.
▪ catch, pick up▪One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.
▪ lose▪ followSCENT + NOUN▪ gland▪ mark, marking▪ trail
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Scent — Scent, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scent — scent; scent·ed; scent·er; scent·less; de·scent; scent·less·ness; … English syllables
Scent — Scent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See {Sense}.] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does. [1913 Webster] Methinks I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scent — [sent] vt. [ME senten < OFr sentir < L sentire, to feel: see SEND1] 1. to smell; perceive by the olfactory sense 2. to get a hint or inkling of; suspect [to scent trouble] 3. to fill with an odor; give fragrance to; perfume vi. to hunt by… … English World dictionary
Scent — Scent, v. i. 1. To have a smell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scent — [n] smell, aroma aura, balm, bouquet, essence, fragrance, incense, odor, perfume, redolence, spice, tang, track, trail, whiff; concept 599 Ant. odor, stench, stink scent [v] detect, smell be on the track of*, be on the trail of*, discern, get… … New thesaurus
scent — ► NOUN 1) a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant. 2) pleasant smelling liquid worn on the skin; perfume. 3) a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal. ► VERB 1) give a pleasant scent to. 2) discern by the sense of… … English terms dictionary
scent — index clue, trace (follow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scent — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. sentir to feel, perceive, smell, from L. sentire to feel, perceive, sense (see SENSE (Cf. sense)). Originally a hunting term. The c appeared 17c., perhaps by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science.… … Etymology dictionary
scent — n *smell, odor, aroma Analogous words: emanation, issuing or issue (see corresponding verbs at SPRING) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
