Found 3 items, similar to Scent.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: scent
bau, mengasap, mengasapi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scent
scent
n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn:
aroma,
fragrance,
perfume]
2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be
traced
3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn:
olfactory property
,
smell,
aroma,
odor,
odour]
scent
v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn:
odorize,
odourise]
[ant:
deodorize,
deodorize]
2: catch the scent of; get wind of;
“The dog nosed out the
drugs” [syn:
nose,
wind]
3: apply perfume to;
“She perfumes herself every day” [syn:
perfume]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Scent
Scent
\Scent\, n.
1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory
organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an
orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
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With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. --Prior.
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2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in
passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence,
course of pursuit; track of discovery.
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He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and
traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. --Sir W.
Temple.
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3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of
nice scent; to divert the scent. --I. Watts.
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Scent
\Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Scented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scenting.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to
smell. See
Sense.]
1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to
scent game, as a hound does.
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Methinks I scent the morning air. --Shak.
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2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
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Balm from a silver box distilled around,
Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred
ground. --Dryden.
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Scent
\Scent\, v. i.
1. To have a smell. [Obs.]
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Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone.
--Holland.
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2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
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