The difference between Scent and Smell
When used as nouns, scent means a distinctive odour or smell, whereas smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
When used as verbs, scent means to detect the scent of, whereas smell means to sense a smell or smells.
check bellow for the other definitions of Scent and Smell
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Scent as a noun:
A distinctive odour or smell.
Examples:
"the scent of [[flower]]s"
"the scent of a [[skunk]]"
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Scent as a noun:
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
Examples:
"The dogs lost the scent."
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Scent as a noun:
The sense of smell.
Examples:
"I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs."
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Scent as a noun:
A perfume.
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Scent as a noun (figuratively):
Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
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Scent as a noun (obsolete):
Sense, perception.
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Scent as a verb:
to detect the scent of
Examples:
"The hounds scented the fox in the woods."
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Scent as a verb:
to impart an odour to
Examples:
"Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation."
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Scent as a verb:
To have a smell.
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Scent as a verb:
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
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Smell as a noun:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
Examples:
"I love the smell of fresh bread."
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Smell as a noun (physiology):
The sense that detects odours.
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Smell as a verb (transitive):
To sense a smell or smells.
Examples:
"I can smell fresh bread."
"'Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off."
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Smell as a verb (intransitive):
To have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of".
Examples:
"The roses smell lovely."
"Her feet smell of cheese."
"The drunkard smelt like a brewery."
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Smell as a verb (intransitive, without a modifier):
To smell bad; to stink.
Examples:
"Ew, this stuff smells."
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Smell as a verb (intransitive, figurative):
To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
Examples:
"A report smells of calumny."
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Smell as a verb (obsolete):
To exercise sagacity.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Smell as a verb:
To detect or perceive; often with out.
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Smell as a verb (obsolete):
To give heed to.