Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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smell | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snuff | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
smell (noun) | snuff (noun) |
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the act of perceiving the odor of something | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose |
any property detected by the olfactory system | finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose |
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents | a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time |
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form | the charred portion of a candlewick |
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people |
smell (adjective) | snuff (adjective) |
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snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown |
smell (verb) | snuff (verb) |
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become aware of not through the senses but instinctively | inhale (something) through the nose |
emit an odor | sniff or smell inquiringly |
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense | |
smell bad | |
have an element suggestive (of something) |