Meaning of smell
Definition of smell
(noun)
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
the act of perceiving the odor of something
have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"