scent
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- pronunciation:
- sent
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A scent is a smell, especially a smell that people like.
My mom says that roses have a lovely scent.- synonyms:
- perfume, smell
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| definition 2: |
A scent is a particular smell that an animal or human gives off. Dogs are very good at noticing and following scents.
The dogs smelled the boy's shirt and then followed the scent for miles.- synonyms:
- odor, trail
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| definition 3: |
A scent is a perfume.
The store has a large selection of scents, but Mrs. Howard always gets her husband's favorite.- synonyms:
- perfume
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| related words: |
odor, trail |
The words
scents,
cents, and
sense sound alike but have different meanings.