SMELL

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /smɛl/

Definition of SMELL

noun

  1. A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

    "I love the smell of fresh bread."

  2. The sense that detects odours.

  3. A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Related words: olfaction sense of smell
verb

  1. To sense a smell or smells.

    "I can smell fresh bread."

    Synonyms: detect sense

  2. Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

    "Her feet smell of cheese."

    Synonyms: pong reek stink whiff

  3. (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

    "Ew, this stuff smells."

Related words: detect sense pong reek stink whiff

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S M E L L
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of SMELL

Words that use the same letters:

MELLS MLLES

Words Containing "SMELL"

BESMELL OUTSMELL RESMELL SMELLABLE SMELLAGE SMELLED SMELLER SMELLERS SMELLFUL SMELLFUNGI SMELLFUNGUS SMELLY SMELLIE SMELLIER SMELLIEST SMELLINESS SMELLING SMELLPROOF SMELLS SMELLSOME

Words Starting with "SMELL"

SMELLABLE SMELLAGE SMELLED SMELLER SMELLERS SMELLFUL SMELLFUNGI SMELLFUNGUS SMELLY SMELLIE SMELLIER SMELLIEST SMELLINESS SMELLING SMELLPROOF SMELLS SMELLSOME

Words Ending with "SMELL"

BESMELL OUTSMELL RESMELL