a distinctive odor that is pleasant

any property detected by the olfactory system

cause to smell or be smelly

apply perfume to; " She perfumes herself every day"

an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

catch the scent of; get wind of; " The dog nosed out the drugs"

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

To have a smell.

To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

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.

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.

The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Odor; sense of smell; the odor which an animal leaves as it moves; hence, a track followed by means of this odor; a perfume.

Smell; hence, to get a hint or intimation of; as, to scent trouble; perfume.

To hunt animals by the sense of smell.

To discern by the sense of smell: to perfume.

Odor: sense of smell: chase followed by the scent: course of pursuit.

Odor; sense of smell.

To perceive by the smell; give an odor to.

To perceive by smell.

To render odorous; perfume.

To hunt by scent, as dogs.

An odor; the sense of smell.

Odour; sense of smell; chase followed by the scent; course of pursuit; track.

To smell; to perfume.

That which proceeds from a body and affects the olfactory nerves; smell, good or bad; perfume; odour; course of pursuit; track.

To perceive by the olfactory nerves; to smell; to perfume.

If Baltook did not scent them, that was no fault of his nose. – Dusty Star by Olaf Baker

The air is cold and still, and heavy with the scent of the Christmas trees brought from the forest for the pleasure of the children. – Home Life in Germany by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

It was the scent of man, but yet a long way off. – The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

If this man's tale were true, and it bore the impression of truth, then they had been on a false scent from the first. – The Childerbridge Mystery by Guy Boothby

She wished our mother would let us use scent – My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins

The air was heavy with the scent of flowers. – Ideala by Sarah Grand

But the value of the offering is in the scent of the flower, and not in the beauty of its colour or form. – India and the Indians by Edward F. Elwin

It was a lovely July evening, and the air was delicate with the scent of the pinewoods. – Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough

I would dearly have liked to smoke, but I rather fancied that the other man's nose would be sure to scent me out. – The Lost Valley by J. M. Walsh

And now, having once found the scent Parozzi! – The-Bravo-of-Venice-a-romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

I don't believe I have thought of the scent since. – The Pillars of the House, V1 by Charlotte M. Yonge

The police have traced him to London; there the scent ends for the present. – Roger Ingleton, Minor by Talbot Baines Reed

He would have given anything for a cigarette, but he did not wish to scent himself with tobacco. – A Duet by A. Conan Doyle

You mean you can scent him?" – The Return of Tharn by Howard Carleton Browne

I, too, am fond of pretty clothes and nice scent – The Wife and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov

The scent was just the same. – The Fat and the Thin by Emile Zola

Once we were completely thrown off the scent – The Big Otter by R.M. Ballantyne

It did not take her long to scent a mystery. – Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by C. E. Jacobs Edyth Ellerbeck Read

You find how the senses are refreshed, when they meet with their suitable object; how a pleasant smell refresheth the scent how lively and beautiful colours are delightful to the eye. – The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

Then it was no false scent – The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge