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—scent /sent/
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5 \7 N) U2 q9 F3 y; n3 t9 DⅠ. noun
1 b* {" A& O. K3 y' G. l 1. B2 [C] a pleasant natural smell: - v3 g& D1 ]8 f# i2 I" M) L% H9 p
» the scent of roses
) q& a1 g$ _: f. _+ p5 `1 v/ d Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling
/ E+ G( {0 ^1 e+ ~" Z k, e+ q 2. F0 [C] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals: 5 O% r9 h- c: E4 |: D
» The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.
* o Q: P3 G. w* P Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling& X. H' q" P) G- H6 \* C% t
3. F0 [C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: 8 o, u2 B, G6 }+ f3 i5 H
» a bottle of scent
/ p/ j3 K5 ?$ f8 U" n$ y9 L → SYNONYM PERFUME(Cf. ↑perfume)
4 z' i4 B. Q! j! l2 K Thesaurus+: ↑Toiletry and perfumes
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; V) w4 l: y% sⅡ. verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for scent
5 c9 ~8 S( _: w. C* \$ y* b 1. F0 If an animal scents something or someone, it knows they are there because it can smell them.
3 g' [6 C, D8 _/ ?" \/ D( i- [; {9 M Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour! O, z, @9 h3 Q% i, O
2. F0 If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it:
; H7 E* J) w0 v8 m5 ?1 a) V" y# ` » Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory.! v I/ J6 C2 q& n+ u3 d
Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition
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▪ I. scent 1 UK [sent] US noun [singular scent plural scents] ★
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an apple with a rich flavour and scent
: W J. ~9 ?1 A9 ~2 x The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.' E3 j8 `: M) A8 U
Thesaurus: pleasant smellshyponym
( p; O( z D3 }/ G$ w) ]+ W 1a. [countable/uncountable] the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow& n; o, ?' A& p8 s+ p
pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent): Police tracker dogs picked up the man’s scent in the forest.
, O" E& L) R1 ]' R- X' W% F be on the scent (=be following a smell): The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.5 }7 v* }. d5 ~/ H
Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishinghyponym & c* U" b( ]# r
2. [countable/uncountable] a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice6 c( Q6 H" c0 Y" ?) z
Thesaurus: perfumesynonym make-uphyponym
, Y6 x: g& a/ k8 ~! g4 `& n% e 3. [countable] usually singular a series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something/ r- c) g5 r4 Z" J. }+ N# n3 g
The police were following a false scent.2 x2 S: Z* G0 V3 {8 q
the first scent of suspicion! P! q( L. s" o6 J+ `; |6 w3 i
Thesaurus: proof and evidencesynonym # k' `7 m9 y( O3 J
Phrases: put someone off the scent ▪ scent of something ▪ throw off the scent0 O$ o$ G6 K0 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]
# m. X4 h. I1 Y% s 1. to make something have a particular smell
; x4 [8 J# H" R& L( t: \; o The smell of roses scented the room.4 k: p7 a( ~+ l2 E/ e
Thesaurus: to produce a smellsynonym to shine, glow or give off lightsynonym + ]8 \) q8 I( N+ O: y( Z4 ~, |5 R
2. if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell
; ?0 p* F( e7 q+ V1 ? Thesaurus: to taste or smell somethinghyponym animal behaviourhyponym senses and using the senseshyponym
& Y. w* M) A: x M+ l: P 3. to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done
6 g5 f) I! k7 E3 p Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym
, [/ s) F4 U% j* }9 x Phrase: scent blood 0 ]. C3 W6 z( I- [% i
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RELATED TOPICS: Odours, Hair & beauty! Q6 |; y1 b4 A' K+ j/ }* r+ p. [4 J
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scentscent1 /sent/ ●○○ noun
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- Z# m! @. z& i2 s" m1 [countable]SMELL a pleasant smell that something has syn fragrance
) i* P" y$ v" c \◾a yellow rose with a lovely scent3 N' V( l. @1 D9 g) U Y- m0 e; W
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◾the sweet scent of ripe fruit, |5 P8 F9 }- e# r' e. L: v' k& `0 j
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► see thesaurus at smell
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2 [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
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) H* s. q8 Y* O: E8 a. i, e4 [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishSMELL a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant syn perfume
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scentscent2 verb [transitive] ' F5 m# J! X1 b- h' D
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1 to give a particular smell to something → perfume& M0 L4 j8 u+ O& I G4 D0 G# \
◾Honeysuckle and roses scented the air. k: _- r. a9 C1 O
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2 writtenSURE to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists/ n$ z3 W+ k- @8 [( r8 n
◾We scented danger and decided to leave.
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◾The press had immediately scented a story.
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◾The trade unions have scented victory.8 _6 M6 N! S5 ? |$ m8 Y' E
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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
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/s'ent/ (scents scenting scented)
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The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. ; b0 |' r& h* c! `# V& L1 J
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. " K) f! m8 Q* g3 r5 b5 Q
= fragrance
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0 _, K2 c, B n7 [If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant. # L3 ]! N2 N! f2 y! b. J
Jasmine flowers scent the air...
2 w7 i+ b7 W7 z: LScent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas. ! j% A1 o/ ` @; t+ e+ a! Z. R
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4 w; `( U: j6 _Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice. (BRIT; in AM, use perfume) $ \, G' D0 k# q+ d0 L
She dabbed herself with scent. ( U! y+ k+ X- N V F3 F
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5 R$ u- ? @6 Z& w* IThe scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.
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/ \% X3 |+ f5 e( Z3 \+ eWhen an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it. 0 k* V# R* ^# W b7 c" [& k
...dogs which scent the hidden birds. 6 p; H1 c- u1 l0 u Q% s6 t
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