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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant;
[syn: aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent]

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]


VERB (3)

1. cause to smell or be smelly;
[syn: odorize, odourise, scent]

2. catch the scent of; get wind of;
- Example: "The dog nosed out the drugs"
[syn: scent, nose, wind]

3. apply perfume to;
- Example: "She perfumes herself every day"
[syn: perfume, scent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Methinks I scent the morning air. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume. [1913 Webster] Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scent \Scent\, v. i. 1. To have a smell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

scent n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent] 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, scent] [ant: deodorise, deodorize, deodourise] 2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: scent, nose, wind] 3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: perfume, scent]