smell
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To help cut down the fishy smell, top the fish with your choice of acid, like fresh lemon juice or rice vinegar.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
This does smell quite dirty, and we look forward to learning more about it.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Octopuses possess chemoreceptors that allow them to smell and taste through touch, which could have affected the results if real prey had been used during testing.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
"When I woke up," Javed said in the recording, "I could still smell it."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
His face was so close I could smell his breath.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing smell
Smell Words
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 4
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