smell vs reach one's nostrils

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

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

smell (noun)	reach one's nostrils (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

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