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English noun: scent | |||
| 1. | scent (cognition) a distinctive odor that is pleasant | ||
| Synonyms | aroma, fragrance, perfume | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | incense | ||
| 2. | scent (cognition) an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | musk | ||
| 3. | scent (attribute) any property detected by the olfactory system | ||
| Synonyms | aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, smell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bouquet, fetidness, foulness, fragrance, fragrancy, malodorousness, muskiness, rancidness, rankness, redolence, stinkiness, sweetness | ||
| Attribute | inodorous, odorless, odorous, odourless | ||
English verb: scent | |||
| 1. | scent (perception) cause to smell or be smelly | ||
| Synonyms | odorize, odourise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause to be perceived | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aromatise, aromatize, cense, incense, perfume, smell up, stink out, stink up, thurify | ||
| Cause | smell | ||
| Antonyms | deodorise, deodorize, deodourise | ||
| 2. | scent (perception) catch the scent of; get wind of | ||
| Samples | The dog nosed out the drugs. | ||
| Synonyms | nose, wind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | smell | ||
| 3. | scent (body) apply perfume to | ||
| Samples | She perfumes herself every day. | ||
| Synonyms | perfume | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | groom, neaten | ||
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