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smell

გამოთქმა: /smɛl/

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Universal
  • the faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose:a highly developed sense of smell dogs locate the bait by smell
  • [count noun] a quality in something that is perceived by the faculty of smell; an odour or scent:lingering kitchen smells a smell of coffee
  • an unpleasant odour:twenty-seven cats lived there—you can imagine the smell!
  • an act of inhaling in order to ascertain an odour or scent:have a smell of this

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object] perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something):I think I can smell something burning [no object]:becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell
  • sniff at (something) in order to perceive or detect its odour or scent:the dogs smell each other
  • (smell something out) detect or discover something by the faculty of smell:his nose can smell out an animal from ten miles away
  • detect or suspect (something) by means of instinct or intuition:he can smell trouble long before it gets serious he can smell out weakness in others
  • 2 [no object] emit an odour or scent of a specified kind:the place smelled of damp [with complement]:the food smelt and tasted good (as adjective, in combination -smelling)a strong-smelling herb
  • have a strong or unpleasant odour:if I don’t get a bath soon I’ll start to smell it smells in here
  • appear in a certain way; be suggestive of something:it smells like a hoax to me

smell blood

discern weakness or vulnerability in an opponent: the leader of the opposition, who smelt blood, accused the government of the biggest tax hike ever

smell a rat

informal begin to suspect trickery or deception: when he died, investigators were called in and soon smelt a rat

smell the roses

North American informal enjoy or appreciate what is often ignored: they need to wake up and smell the roses

smellable

adjective

smeller

noun

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