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Vocabulary Entry
smell
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A distinctive odor, especially one that is unpleasant.
Example Sentences
"The smell of rotten eggs filled the kitchen."
"She enjoys the smell of fresh flowers in spring."
"There was a strange smell coming from the basement."
V
verb
To perceive or detect the scent of something through the nose.
Example Sentences
"I can smell the cookies baking in the oven."
"He smelled the flowers to enjoy their fragrance."
"She leaned down to smell the lilacs in the garden."