Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To perceive or detect an odor through the sense of the nose.
Smell
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
The flowers smell nice.I can smell smoke from the kitchen.
Etymology:
From Middle English smellen, derived from Middle Dutch smulen (to smoke, to emit odor).
Usage Statistics:
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