reach one's nostrils vs smell

reach one's nostrils is not a noun while smell is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reach one's nostrils	No	No	Yes	No
smell	Yes	No	Yes	No

reach one's nostrils (noun)	smell (noun)
	the act of perceiving the odor of something
	any property detected by the olfactory system
	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

reach one's nostrils (verb)	smell (verb)
be smelled; have a strong odor	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	emit an odor
	inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
	smell bad
	have an element suggestive (of something)