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Smell

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

He'll be sure to smell a rat if I'm with you.
The smell of cut grass summons up images of hot summer afternoons.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The delicious ____ of fresh bread baking in the oven filled the entire house on Sunday morning.

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