smelling

We have found lemma(root) word of smelling : smell.

Definitions


[smɛl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose
(e.g: a highly developed sense of smell)


Phrases:
- smell a rat
- smell blood
- smell the roses

Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin


[smɛl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something)
(e.g: I think I can smell something burning)

- emit an odour or scent of a specified kind
(e.g: it smelled like cough medicine)


Phrases:
- smell a rat
- smell blood
- smell the roses

Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries