Crossword-Solution: SCENT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Scent | v. t. | To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does. |
| Scent | v. t. | To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume. |
| Scent | v. i. | To have a smell. |
| Scent | v. i. | To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. |
| Scent | 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. |
| Scent | 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. |
| Scent | n. | The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SCENT | anagram | CENTS |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SCENT (5)
The fresh, salty scent of the wild roses had given way before this more powerful perfume of midsummer.
But Polyneices, a dishonored corse, (So by report the royal edict runs) No man may bury him or make lament— Must leave him tombless and unwept, a feast For kites to scent afar and swoop upon.
The scent of hay was in the air through the lush meadows beyond Pyrford, and the hedges on either side were sweet and gay with multitudes of dog-roses.
When Thea first came, the chokecherry bushes were in blossom, and the scent of them was almost sickeningly sweet after a shower.
THE OUTRAGE A beautiful starlit night had followed on the day of incessant rain: a cool, balmy, late summer’s night, essentially English in its suggestion of moisture and scent of wet earth and dripping leaves.
Quotes with SCENT (3)
I could still smell her on my fur. It clung to me, a memory of another world. I was drunk with it, with the scent of her. I'd got too close. The smell of summer on her skin, the half-recalled cadence of her voice, the sensation of her fingers on my fur. Every bit of me sang with the memory of her closeness. Too close. I couldn't stay away.
So here's the truth - I love you. I love everything about you — the way you stick up for people even when it costs you. The way you keep trying to do the right thing even when you're not exactly sure what the right thing is. I love how you put words together. You're as skilled with words as any knife fighter with a blade. You can put an enemy down on his back, or you can raise people up so they find what's best in themselves. You've changed my life. You've given me the words …
You were on the other side of the world, but I often woke with the scent of you surrounding me. I ached for you, Kells. No matter how much Kishan thrashed me, it couldn’t diminish the pain of losing you. I’d dream of you and reach out to touch you, but you were always just out of reach.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 516 times in crossword archives (1946–2025).