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—scent /sent/2 P% S4 g1 { {
* J2 B8 t( E: [/ p' F' w# M8 EⅠ. noun
5 [) J: k5 T4 z- Z7 r 1. B2 [C] a pleasant natural smell:
, V& O) w, O8 N) y8 _0 `: H1 j% \ » the scent of roses
' D/ R& t5 u) T; Z Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling
U$ _: l: j g: f 2. F0 [C] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals:
; a# I5 B2 U1 b; C( {' Q# w0 U+ N » The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.
" L( {0 a. j F) i Y1 P Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling) Z2 N3 j+ ~( R5 c/ W) \
3. F0 [C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: - j" N4 Y' }% `% K' ?1 n
» a bottle of scent
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Thesaurus+: ↑Toiletry and perfumes
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$ y# R2 \4 p2 AⅡ. verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for scent
' f+ S$ J# `7 Q( K4 ~4 Q% c I3 l 1. F0 If an animal scents something or someone, it knows they are there because it can smell them.! a6 ^' z9 o3 ~6 \2 S: R2 z% k% R2 o
Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour
0 b2 Y" _' p$ |9 e3 _! x7 X: h& b 2. F0 If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it:
' i* m' `6 h; E. q » Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory.
6 ]. D% ?. l/ I2 v$ b$ u" u Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition
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Macmillan:
( C7 M. Z/ D* y* I8 I( {' ~▪ I. scent 1 UK [sent] US noun [singular scent plural scents] ★
& E7 v* S, Q f3 [- a 1. [countable] a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
( N9 ?; {; x3 j: M an apple with a rich flavour and scent
8 o6 ]3 P* C' `2 p S( W The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.
' K: v, D/ P0 e w0 r Thesaurus: pleasant smellshyponym * Z9 C# ]2 I* f$ k9 O. Y; Y
1a. [countable/uncountable] the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow) T: ]5 W. Y& h# o; g- j/ r: C
pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent): Police tracker dogs picked up the man’s scent in the forest.* J. H% ?7 q* A" y
be on the scent (=be following a smell): The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.1 b) a% H) S8 k [+ `) z$ `
Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishinghyponym 1 {0 Q `0 W7 P; d
2. [countable/uncountable] a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice+ A: _4 `( q+ W( ~; ~
Thesaurus: perfumesynonym make-uphyponym : T1 {2 l ?, J5 {
3. [countable] usually singular a series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something
6 }0 `) H% ]0 I6 u, m The police were following a false scent.
& `* T4 z7 w$ R( ] the first scent of suspicion" X: ~7 {$ G/ k U2 {
Thesaurus: proof and evidencesynonym 4 W6 ~5 `: m; W
Phrases: put someone off the scent ▪ scent of something ▪ throw off the scent
, x9 T7 B5 W% s& e. v▪ II. scent 2 UK [sent] US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scent he/she/it scents present participle scenting past tense scented past participle scented]' O( o* u1 y. I v% a6 `0 L% i
1. to make something have a particular smell
7 l' k2 g' ~( f, x( m+ v6 r The smell of roses scented the room.
- ~) q; Y+ }) o1 q3 E Thesaurus: to produce a smellsynonym to shine, glow or give off lightsynonym + Z5 ~% t# l% Q9 z" S
2. if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell6 N J7 ^5 B% I! |/ z# a
Thesaurus: to taste or smell somethinghyponym animal behaviourhyponym senses and using the senseshyponym ) O) C2 z: e( I
3. to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done! @8 F# R6 A1 a- r4 B/ P8 B8 U4 ?
Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym
! y4 [- S2 F. u* {% @% L Phrase: scent blood
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# s2 l/ b; U, a- ?9 wRELATED TOPICS: Odours, Hair & beauty# V' ^, a+ @; f6 m& S- ^
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scentscent1 /sent/ ●○○ noun
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1 [countable]SMELL a pleasant smell that something has syn fragrance
3 N6 Y' M+ {3 q- Q◾a yellow rose with a lovely scent
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◾the sweet scent of ripe fruit8 ?4 X* ] @* ?
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► see thesaurus at smell
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; [( [4 s8 _( |/ M7 g n! B5 z2 [countable] the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow
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→ throw/put somebody off the scent. c. p$ ^6 ^) ?, l( I
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4 [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishSMELL a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant syn perfume9 ^" n" r5 `5 Z! i/ g
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7 Y$ U- ^" I( O5 X6 z* @scentscent2 verb [transitive] ! v8 ?8 R( {6 H# O1 v3 ^
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1 to give a particular smell to something → perfume# d3 C. e% c8 w( |$ [
◾Honeysuckle and roses scented the air.- ?7 R, r1 `' F% v* M; q8 e$ k
! P- T- a2 T+ S2 c2 writtenSURE to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists
4 v3 z9 f( s- D& g3 M$ n◾We scented danger and decided to leave.
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: n! @& q" [* n$ m◾The press had immediately scented a story.4 ?; J {9 h4 [! U9 _7 S/ [
6 D- R: X( o" d# l4 F: k( I" F$ i& N◾The trade unions have scented victory.
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3 if an animal scents another animal or a person, it knows that they are near because it can smell them+ c& I- r t9 n
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scent
& s8 s# S) T2 @! E9 H, X /s'ent/ (scents scenting scented)
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The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.
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= fragrance
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If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
, E9 ~* F3 J" I$ S, j/ L3 W" eJasmine flowers scent the air...
* Y' O- m0 w0 ?' i8 T2 ]Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas.
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6 ?. e( L% V. o4 d* RScent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice. (BRIT; in AM, use perfume) & `+ d3 I& N% E' A$ q& t
She dabbed herself with scent. 4 n( e4 x% \) o; Q& W/ K5 y- C
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The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them. % s9 J( ~9 H2 W1 H( b1 b- c5 H
A police dog picked up the murderer's scent... 5 S, s6 ^: R4 D) g6 o n
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...dogs which scent the hidden birds. ) F8 p3 q. X+ @' m, Q/ S# a1 j2 `1 P5 O
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