Word

smell, v.
(smelling, smells, smelt)
freq. cnt. 29

inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

smell

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The customs agents %s the bags for drugs

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smelling smell smell smell smell

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive, comprehend

hyponym

sniff, whiff scent, nose, wind snuff, snuffle get a noseful, get a whiff

emit an odor
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

smell

sample sentences

"The soup smells good"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
The food does %s good

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smell smell smell smell

also see

smell up

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause to be perceived

hyponym

smell

smell bad
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

smell

sample sentences

"He rarely washes, and he smells"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smell

semantic pointers

hypernym

smell

hyponym

reek, stink salute

become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
<verb.cognition>

sense smell smell out

sample sentences

"I sense his hostility"
"I smell trouble"
"smell out corruption"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sensible sensitive sense

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive

have an element suggestive (of something)
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

reek smack smell

sample sentences

"his speeches smacked of racism"
"this passage smells of plagiarism"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

suggest, paint a picture, evoke