scent noun

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/sent/ n

Definition

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[C] a pleasant natural smell

the scent of roses

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[C] a smell produced by an animal which acts as a signal to other animals

The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.

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[C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin; perfume

a bottle of scent

(Definition of scent noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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