scent
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scent
(sĕnt)n.
2. A perfume: an expensive French scent.
3. An odor left by the passing of an animal.
4. The trail of a hunted animal or fugitive: The hounds are on the scent.
5. The sense of smell: a bear's keen scent.
6. A hint of something imminent; a suggestion: caught the scent of a reconciliation.
v. scent·ed, scent·ing, scents
v.tr.
1. To perceive or identify by the sense of smell: dogs scenting their prey.
2. To suspect or detect: scented danger.
3. To fill with a pleasant odor; perfume: when blossoms scent the air.
v.intr.
To hunt prey by means of the sense of smell. Used of hounds.
[Middle English sent, from senten, to scent, from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]
scent′less adj.
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scent
(sɛnt)n
1. a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one
2. a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced
3. a trail, clue, or guide
4. an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting
5. another word (esp Brit) for perfume
vb
6. (tr) to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell
7. (tr) to have a suspicion of; detect: I scent foul play.
8. (tr) to fill with odour or fragrance
9. (Hunting) (intr) (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell
10. to smell (at): the dog scented the air.
[C14: from Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel; see sense]
ˈscented adj
ˈscentless adj
ˈscentlessness n
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scent
(sɛnt)n.
1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable.
2. 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. the sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent.
v.t. 6. to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble.
7. to fill with an odor; perfume.
v.i. 8. to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound.
[1325–75; (v.) earlier sent, Middle English senten < Middle French sentir to smell < Latin sentīre to feel; (n.) Middle English, derivative of the v. compare sense]
scent′less, adj.
scent′less•ness, n.
syn: See odor.
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scent
- breath - From an Old English word meaning "scent, smell."
- flair - Comes from Latin fragrare, "smell sweet," and was first the ability to detect the "essence" or "scent" of something and know how to act accordingly.
- red herring - Something intended to be misleading or distracting, so named from the practice of using the scent of red herring in training hounds.
- relish - First meant "odor, scent," then "taste, flavor."
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scent
Past participle: scented
Gerund: scenting
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Noun | 1. | ![]() odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" incense - the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room" |
2. | ![]() odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" musk - the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer | |
3. | ![]() property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell muskiness - having the olfactory properties of musk rancidness - the property of being rancid | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities |
2. | ![]() smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense | |
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scent
noun
1. fragrance, smell, perfume, bouquet, aroma, odour, niff (Brit. slang), redolence She could smell the scent of her mother's lacquer.
3. perfume, fragrance, cologne, eau de toilette (French), eau de cologne (French), toilet water a bottle of scent
verb
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scent
noun3. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive:
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scent
[sent]A. N
B. VT
1. (= make sth smell nice) → perfumar (with de)
C. CPD scent bottle N (esp Brit) → frasco m de perfume
scent spray N → atomizador m (de perfume), pulverizador m (de perfume)
scent spray N → atomizador m (de perfume), pulverizador m (de perfume)
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scent
(sent) verb2. to suspect. As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.olerse algo, sospechar
3. to cause to smell pleasantly. The roses scented the air.perfumar
noun2. a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed. The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.rastro, pista
3. a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume. perfume
ˈscented adjective (negative unscented) sweet-smelling. scented soap.perfumado
put/throw (someone) off the scent to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for. She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent. despistar a alguien
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scent
→ fraganciaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
scent
n. olor; aroma, perfume.
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