Thesaurus:olfact

Thesaurus

olfact

English

Verb

Sense: to detect a smell

Synonyms

• besmell
• olfact
• resent (obsolete)
• scent
• smell    [⇒ thesaurus]
• snift

Metonyms

• nose    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• outsmell

Hypernyms

• perceive    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:have smell (to give off an odour)

Further reading

• “398. odor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “olfact” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.