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The definition of scent
10 Definitions of: scent
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- noun, a distinctive smell, esp a pleasant one
- noun, a smell left in passing, by which a person or animal may be traced
- noun, a trail, clue, or guide
- noun, an instinctive ability for finding out or detecting
- noun, another word (esp Brit) for perfume
- verb, to recognize or be aware of by or as if by the smell
- verb, to have a suspicion of; detect
- verb, to fill with odour or fragrance
- verb, (of hounds, etc) to hunt by the sense of smell
- verb, to smell (at)
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of scent