smelling
smelling is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. Locke. Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrid
- acridity
- act
- acute
- agalloch
- ambrosial
- animal
- aroma
- aromatic
- assafoetida
- astringency
- astringent
- attar
- bad
- balm
- balmy
- bay
- bergamot
- bite
- biting
- bitter
- bloodhound
- bottle
- bouquet
- calambac
- calambour
- civet
- effluvium
- emanation
- embalm
- empyreuma
- empyreumatic
- essence
- essential
- eucalyptus
- exhalation
- exhale
- fetid
- fetor
- fitchet
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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