scent

About 4.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A distinctive smell.

   the scent of flowers / of a skunk

2. noun A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

   The dogs picked up / caught the scent but then quickly lost it.

3. noun The sense of smell.

   I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.

4. noun A substance (usually liquid) created to provide a pleasant smell.

   a scent shop

5. noun Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

   The minister's off-hand remark put journalists on the scent of a cover-up.

6. noun Sense, perception.
7. verb To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

   The hounds scented the fox in the woods.

8. verb To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).

Similar words

smell aroma odorize fragrance odor odour perfume nose wind olfactory property

Often followed by

of and that is the was in to from

Word family

scented scenting scentless scents