scents

We have found lemma(root) word of scents : scent.

Definitions


[sɛnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant
(e.g: the scent of freshly cut hay)

- a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals
(e.g: the hound followed the scent)

- the faculty or sense of smell
(e.g: the dog, having the help of scent as well as of sight)


Phrases:
- on the scent
- throw someone off the scent

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th century) is unexplained


[sɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- impart a pleasant scent to
(e.g: a glass of tea scented with a local herb)

- discern by the sense of smell
(e.g: a shark can scent blood from well over half a kilometre away)


Phrases:
- on the scent
- throw someone off the scent

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th century) is unexplained




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