ALL meanings of smell-less
smell-less
S s - verb with object smell-less to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning. 1
- verb with object smell-less to test by the sense of smell: She smelled the meat to see if it was fresh. 1
- verb with object smell-less to perceive, detect, or discover by shrewdness or sagacity: The detective smelled foul play. 1
- verb without object smell-less to perceive something by its odor or scent. 1
- verb without object smell-less to search or investigate (followed by around or about). 1
- verb without object smell-less to give off or have an odor or scent: Do the yellow roses smell? 1
- verb without object smell-less to give out an offensive odor; stink. 1
- verb without object smell-less to have a particular odor (followed by of): My hands smell of fish. 1
- verb without object smell-less to have a trace or suggestion (followed by of). 1
- verb without object smell-less Informal. to be of inferior quality; stink: The play is good, but the direction smells. 1
- verb without object smell-less Informal. to have the appearance or a suggestion of guilt or corruption: They may be honest, but the whole situation smells. 1
- noun smell-less the sense of smell; faculty of smelling. 1
- noun smell-less the quality of a thing that is or may be smelled; odor; scent. 1
- noun smell-less a trace or suggestion. 1
- noun smell-less an act or instance of smelling. 1
- noun smell-less a pervading appearance, character, quality, or influence: the smell of money. 1
- idioms smell-less smell a rat. rat (def 6). 1