English Dictionary
Definition smell in British English
smell
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
to have a particular smell
a strong-smelling perfume
This milk smells off (=no longer fresh).
The laboratory smelled strongly of chemicals.
Do you smell gas?
to experience the smell of something by putting your nose close to it
Come and smell these roses.
to be able to experience the smell of things
I can't smell at all with this cold.
