| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication; suggestion |
| Synonyms: | adumbration, advice, allusion, announcement, clue, communication, connotation, denotation, evidence, flea in ear, glimmering, help, idea, implication, impression, inference, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, iota, lead, mention, notice, notion, observation, omen, pointer, print, reference, reminder, scent, sign, signification, smattering, suspicion, symptom, taste, telltale, tinge, tip, tip-off, token, trace, warning, whiff, whisper, wink, word to wise, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | incense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strongly fragrant smoke |
| Synonyms: | aroma, balm, bouquet, burnt offering, essence, flame, frankincense, fuel, myrrh, odor, perfume, punk, redolence, scent, spice |
| Main Entry: | nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, search |
| Synonyms: | busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop |
| Main Entry: | savor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taste, flavor |
| Synonyms: | odor, piquancy, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, scent, smack, smell, spice, tang, tinge, zest |
| Main Entry: | smell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odor |
| Synonyms: | aroma, bouquet, emanation, essence, flavor, fragrance, incense, perfume, redolence, savor, scent, spice, stench, stink, tang, trace, trail, whiff |
| Main Entry: | smell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with the nose |
| Synonyms: | breathe, detect, discover, find, get a whiff, identify, inhale, nose, scent, sniff, snuff |
| Main Entry: | sniff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe in |
| Synonyms: | detect, inhale, inspire, nose, scent, smell, snift, snuff, snuffle |
| Antonyms: | hold nose |
| Main Entry: | spice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavor, zest |
| Synonyms: | aroma, color, excitement, fragrance, gusto, guts*, kick, pep, piquancy, pungency, relish, salt, savor, scent, seasoning, tang, zap, zip |
| Notes: | herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all |
| Antonyms: | blandness, dullness |
| Main Entry: | tang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | biting taste or odor |
| Synonyms: | aroma, bite, flavor, guts*, kick*, nip, piquancy, pungency, reek, relish, sapidity, sapor, savor, scent, smack*, smell, spiciness, tanginess, thrill, twang, zest, zip |
| Antonyms: | blandness, dullness |