scent
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[edit] Noun
scent (plural scents)
- A distinctive odour or smell.
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
- The dogs lost the scent.
- The sense of smell.
- I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
- A perfume.
- (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.
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distinctive odour or smell
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odour left by animal
sense of smell
perfume
figuratively: any traces that can be followed
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[edit] Verb
scent (third-person singular simple present scents, present participle scenting, simple past and past participle scented)
- to detect the scent of
- The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
- to impart an odour to
- Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
[edit] Translations
to detect the scent of
to impart an odour to
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