Idioms for smell
smell a rat.
rat(def 6).
Origin of smell
1125–75; early Middle English
smell, smull (noun),
smellen,
smullen (v.) < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM smell
Words nearby smell
smeddum,
smedley,
smeech,
smegma,
smegmalith,
smell,
smell a rat,
smell fishy,
smell to high heaven,
smell up,
smeller
Example sentences from the Web for smell
British Dictionary definitions for smell
smell
/ (smɛl) /
verb smells, smelling, smelt or smelled
noun
Derived forms of smell
smeller, nounWord Origin for smell
C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch
smölen to scorch
Medical definitions for smell
smell
[ smĕl ]
v.
To perceive the scent of something by means of the olfactory nerves.
n.
The sense by which odors are perceived; the olfactory sense.
Idioms and Phrases with smell
smell