/smɛl/
noun
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.The sense that detects odours.A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.verb
To sense a smell or smells.Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.To exercise sagacity.To detect or perceive; often with out.To give heed to.