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- d. o- O% n! @—scent /sent/7 |6 q2 w% F' c- z( B
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9 Q! v6 ^% h7 j4 B. P0 Q: w( o0 w 1. B2 [C] a pleasant natural smell: 4 O! \% n- A* m3 [- C! [9 s
» the scent of roses
( V! l: e5 R5 p4 k* K Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling
% o- M4 t; S( }& r 2. F0 [C] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals:
) x0 \" H2 x9 P( u3 s1 M » The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.- J0 a- H! [# |; q$ n# U
Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smelling
6 z% L0 J3 |/ J+ _- e8 P 3. F0 [C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: ) l- Y. m. [/ s( W4 Y( q
» a bottle of scent
6 D8 L& k# l- Y: i" q → SYNONYM PERFUME(Cf. ↑perfume)8 J, w; r. @$ r$ {5 Q
Thesaurus+: ↑Toiletry and perfumes& b) ?* v b, ~2 V
+ w3 u9 s, g; \: F* c2 AⅡ. verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for scent+ @- ~5 _; w9 w8 d, J
1. F0 If an animal scents something or someone, it knows they are there because it can smell them./ ^8 G7 y" f" b0 k* l
Thesaurus+: ↑Animal (non-human) behaviour. b0 j8 ~0 F! B# \' B
2. F0 If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it:
. d r- I7 v5 t; `8 T7 k- d » Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory.
. _& Q' M, P- S& p! u Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition
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▪ I. scent 1 UK [sent] US noun [singular scent plural scents] ★
, E0 |9 X2 y6 L: {& i% _5 _7 f" L 1. [countable] a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
, H8 F* `3 n# A( t* R an apple with a rich flavour and scent2 o9 f6 l* i7 p
The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house.) S1 H9 R; A E8 Y! G; }6 y
Thesaurus: pleasant smellshyponym
, P$ p+ K' @/ W8 [ 1a. [countable/uncountable] the smell that an animal or person has, which some animals can follow& W4 o7 _3 j0 m
pick up a scent (=start to follow a scent): Police tracker dogs picked up the man’s scent in the forest.
; j. L G( `! z3 e. C5 ^4 F be on the scent (=be following a smell): The dogs were soon on the fox’s scent.
# J9 ?; {+ V+ ]$ @6 y0 K Thesaurus: hunting, shooting and fishinghyponym 3 U: A4 u2 W5 O, e
2. [countable/uncountable] a liquid that people, especially women, put on their skin to make themselves smell nice
6 A: c8 z6 K4 J7 d2 X) D0 T4 W9 ` Thesaurus: perfumesynonym make-uphyponym
0 M; s d' F& _/ ]" l9 |* }: R 3. [countable] usually singular a series of facts and signs that help someone to discover something
, V% t/ j* F8 Z2 Y) Q The police were following a false scent.6 ]6 s. e2 a* l3 _7 v, u
the first scent of suspicion
% i- i: [$ \4 _7 n6 M: N4 O Thesaurus: proof and evidencesynonym & Y" x) l4 l7 w) `* p8 G( x
Phrases: put someone off the scent ▪ scent of something ▪ throw off the scent8 [$ l- W' Y: I% T5 W
▪ 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]/ [1 }8 z! P* Z0 u/ L7 p# E+ ]& I( w `
1. to make something have a particular smell" p4 L% x P- J7 b1 q$ \& l s
The smell of roses scented the room.; u/ ^- N$ b* ~- F/ k, [
Thesaurus: to produce a smellsynonym to shine, glow or give off lightsynonym - _9 I8 _& C8 _, v2 J- J
2. if an animal scents someone or something, it knows they are there because of their smell
% x2 J4 E6 o% Y( d Thesaurus: to taste or smell somethinghyponym animal behaviourhyponym senses and using the senseshyponym ! R7 Y% f- O9 c5 t4 o/ U3 }$ g
3. to feel that something is soon going to happen or be done
) o) q+ S4 ~) Z* d1 [ Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym
" p1 Q; B0 v! J' Z5 \ Phrase: scent blood ! J4 i$ P3 Z( j" Q: _
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0 C* Y' }8 a# MRELATED TOPICS: Odours, Hair & beauty( a) I9 ?# R8 u2 D
7 W( I I9 \0 x) Qscentscent1 /sent/ ●○○ noun . L' p! a1 _# P9 e* V) M
, z# |/ g7 P4 [' H6 r7 B) U4 l1 [countable]SMELL a pleasant smell that something has syn fragrance8 l! `2 Y8 T- {: v! R
◾a yellow rose with a lovely scent
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◾the sweet scent of ripe fruit1 U: B2 R1 W/ Q/ ?7 D
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6 {2 v, o/ X9 \6 M" E4 Q2 [countable] the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow+ r* f* x) l0 k& ?' }4 K+ K
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! w$ Q) ?$ b3 u4 b4 [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishSMELL a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant syn perfume: e* T) k/ U0 i
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scentscent2 verb [transitive]
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1 to give a particular smell to something → perfume
8 i6 c* E3 h* D, n◾Honeysuckle and roses scented the air.
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2 writtenSURE to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists
- ^2 L5 Z# Y$ S) B) e◾We scented danger and decided to leave.
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1 C$ O, L; y- D3 }& X6 b1 y◾The press had immediately scented a story.
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2 ]/ K [) W6 O; D2 m4 D% D5 F◾The trade unions have scented victory.8 Q/ n+ X9 m# ?( T/ g% K* B6 y' ~4 ~
! }) d+ R3 ^# l3 if an animal scents another animal or a person, it knows that they are near because it can smell them3 k& G2 f! q2 v; v8 e
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+ h3 E9 S6 B+ Z5 s% M0 pCollinsCoBUILD:
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scent
2 c; g5 @" Y3 C" a; B: }/ r /s'ent/ (scents scenting scented) : a! K4 Q! \0 x) \! k
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' r# {- N; f* G% F. t& {/ WThe scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. ( K6 y7 {, ?# e4 h" k6 \
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
n1 J: H* b3 M# T% o( a= fragrance
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If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
. @8 Q! [7 j$ I. s6 X- `- n6 h1 QJasmine flowers scent the air... ( x- N) G& v$ n
Scent your drawers and wardrobe with your favourite aromas. - O' A, U( ^7 o( x# ]0 t
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/ f. ]' \! p9 W4 HScent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice. (BRIT; in AM, use perfume)
. t4 P( [$ W/ ^She dabbed herself with scent. ' z( I/ ~% V i* Y
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/ c8 M. a0 h3 @0 ]" fThe scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them. * K M6 W2 R3 a1 ~+ ?1 k
A police dog picked up the murderer's scent... . q+ v# Q0 @/ n& Q* B$ n
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- }4 }; N5 Q D$ @1 T; i+ m0 \When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.
5 k ?' r5 Y$ E! n...dogs which scent the hidden birds.
+ }# W! r* g! R4 u& o8 D: `% P/ f" k7 }= smell 8 [. ?! P/ s7 N# `8 Y
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