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| scent [ sent ] |
noun (plural scents) |
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1. pleasant smell: a pleasant sweet smell such as that of a flower
  the scent of jasmine
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2. smell used as trail: the characteristic smell given off by a person or animal and used especially for tracking
They followed the scent deep into the forest.
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3. perfume: cosmetic liquid worn on the skin, especially women's perfume
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4. smelling sense: the sense of smell
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5. hint: a faint indication that something is likely to happen
There was the scent of danger in the air.
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verb (past and past participle scent·ed, present participle scent·ing, 3rd person present singular scents) |
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1. transitive verb imbue something with pleasant smell: to fill something with a distinctive odor, especially a pleasant one
Roses scented the room.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb smell somebody or something: to perceive somebody or something by smelling
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3. transitive verb detect something as imminent: to sense that something is likely to happen
They could scent victory.
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| [14th century. Via French sentir "to sense" < Latin sentire "feel"] |
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| scent·less adjective |
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put or throw somebody off the scent to divert somebody from finding or discovering something
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