Word Meaning

scent definition and meaning

v. t. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
v. t. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
v. i. To have a smell.
v. i. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
n. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
n. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
n. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Crossword clues for scent

- Animal lure
- Distinctive smell
- Odour
- Perfume
- Pleasant odour
- Pleasant smell
- Smell
- Sniffer dog’s trail
- Trail
- Trail; clue