1. the quality of something that you notice through your nose
2. the ability to notice odors through your nose
3. an unpleasant odor

1. to notice an odor through your nose
2. to have a particular odor
3. to put your nose near something to notice its odor

Examples

• The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
• She lost her sense of smell after the cold.
• There’s a bad smell coming from the garbage.
• I can smell cookies baking in the oven.
• These flowers smell wonderful.
• The dog smelled the stranger’s hand.
• Something smells funny in here.
• He stopped to smell the roses.