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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smell of; be characterized by |
| Synonyms: | be permeated by, be redolent of, emit, fume, give off odor, have an odor, smell, smoke, steam, stench, stink |
| Notes: | redolent (an adjective) is customarily used of pleasant odors while reek (a verb) is used of odors that are sensorily unpleasing; redolent, 'emitting a strong odor or smell,' comes from Latin olere 'emit a smell' |
| Main Entry: | smell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an odor |
| Synonyms: | be malodorous, funk, reek, smell to high heaven, stench, stink, whiff |
| Main Entry: | stink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smell badly |
| Synonyms: | be offensive, be rotten, funk, have an odor, offend, reek, smell up, stink to high heaven |
| Antonyms: | perfume |
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| Main Entry: | smell |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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