Scent
/sɛnt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Scent
noun
- A distinctive odour or smell.
"the scent of a skunk"
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
"The dogs lost the scent."
- The sense of smell.
"I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs."
- A perfume.
- Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
verb
- To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
"The hounds scented the fox in the woods."
- To have a suspicion of.
"I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me."
- To impart an odour to.
"Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation."
- To have a smell.
- To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
Anagrams of Scent
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