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Definition smell

Etymology

From Middle English smellen, smillen, smyllen, smullen, from Old English *smyllan, *smiellan (�to smell, emit fumes�), from Proto-Germanic *smuljan?, *smaljan? (�to glow, burn, smoulder�), from Proto-Indo-European *smel?- (�to burn, smoke, smoulder; tar, pitch�). The noun is from Middle English smel, smil, smul (�smell, odour�). Related to Saterland Frisian smeele (�to smoulder�), Middle Dutch sm?len (�to burn, smoulder�) (whence Dutch smeulen (�to smoulder�)), Middle Low German sm�len (�to be hazy, be dusty�) (whence Low German sm�len (�smoulder�)), Low German smullen (�emit smoke�), West Flemish smoel (�stuffy, muggy, hazy�), Danish smul (�dust, powder�), Lithuanian smilkyti (�to incense, fumigate�), Lithuanian smilkti (�to smudge, smolder, fume, reek�), Lithuanian smalkinti (�to fume�), Middle Irish sm�l, sm�l, sm�al (�fire, gleed, embers, ashes�), Russian ?????? (smol�, �resin, tar�). Compare smoulder, smother.

Noun

smell (countable and uncountable, plural smells)

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
(physiology) The sense that detects odours.
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Verb

smell (third-person singular simple present smells, present participle smelling, simple past and past participle smelled or smelt)

(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
(intransitive) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
(intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
(intransitive, figuratively) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
(obsolete) To exercise sagacity.
To detect or perceive; often with out.
(obsolete) To give heed to.

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8 letter words with the letters SMELL ↑

ALLELISM 14

BLELLUMS 18

CALOMELS 16

COLUMELS 17

HELMLESS 15

LAMELLAS 14

LEGALISM 15

LIMBLESS 16

LIMELESS 13

LOAMLESS 13

MAILLESS 13

MANILLES 14

MAXWELLS 23

MEALLESS 13

MEDULLAS 15

MELILOTS 13

MESIALLY 15

MICELLES 16

MILLAGES 15

MILLIERS 13

MILLIMES 16

MILLINES 14

MISLABEL 16

MISSPELL 16

MORELLES 13

MORELLOS 13

MULLEINS 15

MULLITES 14

PHELLEMS 18

PLIMSOLE 16

PLUMULES 18

SELAMLIK 17

SELDOMLY 16

SHLEMIEL 15

SKELLUMS 18

SLALOMED 14

SMALLAGE 15

SMALLEST 13

SMELLERS 13

SMELLIER 13

SMELLING 16

SOLEMNLY 16

STILLMEN 14

TRAMELLS 13

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ILLUMES 13

MALLEES 12

MALLETS 12

MALLEUS 13

MELLOWS 15

MESALLY 14

MICELLS 15

MILLERS 12

MILLETS 12

MOLLIES 12

MULLENS 14

MULLERS 13

MULLETS 13

MULLEYS 15

SKELLUM 17

SMALLER 12

SMELLED 13

SMELLER 12

VELLUMS 17

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MILLES 11

SMELLS 11

SMELLY 13

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MELLS 10

SMELL 10

4 letter words with the letters SMELL ↑

ELLS 6

ELMS 8

MELL 9

MELS 8

SELL 6

3 letter words with the letters SMELL ↑

ELL 5

ELM 7

ELS 4

EMS 6

MEL 7

SEL 4

2 letter words with the letters SMELL ↑

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EM 5

ES 2

ME 5

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