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scents

noun as in smell, aroma

verb as in detect, smell

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Example Sentences

Los Angeles was wonderfully exotic; a polyglot mix of Aztec, Incan, Mayan and New World scents and sounds.

The loftiest noses among the winemakers inhale the finest of scents from the tasting glass and proclaim another masterpiece.

What struck me immediately was the lack of discernable scents.

Have you noticed the spicy scents emanating from a lot of baby name lists and announcements?

Scents can be discussed, I feel sure, as though humans had only ever known the world through their noses.

Some varieties of snuff were named after the scents employed in flavoring them.

Sad faery blossoms secret scents distil In trackless solitudes; nor ever will The lone anemone her lover find!

The same scents may also be used for pomatum, which should be made of perfectly pure lard, or marrow.

A pleasant morning collecting flowers, not a great variety but some delicious honey scents and an occasional cheerful blue poppy.

Greta remained sitting where she was, shivering violently, as a little animal shivers when it scents danger.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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