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  • 71perfume — noun 1) a bottle of perfume Syn: fragrance, scent, eau de toilette, toilet water, eau de cologne, cologne, aftershave 2) the heady perfume of lilacs Syn: smell, scent, fragrance, aroma …

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  • 72scent — 1. noun 1) the scent of freshly cut hay Syn: smell, fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, savor, odor, whiff; bouquet, nose See note at smell 2) that s a lovely scent you re wearing …

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  • 73smell — 1. noun the smell of the kitchen Syn: odor, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff; informal funk; literary miasma 2. verb 1) he smelled her perfume Syn …

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  • 74tang — noun there s a lovely tang to the glaze Syn: flavor, taste, savor; sharpness, zest, bite, edge, smack, piquancy, spice; smell, odor, aroma, fragrance, perfume, redolence; informal kick, pep …

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  • 75aroma — odor, scent, *smell Analogous words: *fragrance, perfume, redolence, incense, bouquet: savor (see TASTE) Antonyms: stink, stench Contrasted words: stinkingness, rankness, malodorousness (see corresponding adjectives at MALODOROUS) …

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  • 76bouquet — perfume, *fragrance, redolence, incense Analogous words: odor, aroma, *smell, scent …

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  • 77incense — n redolence, *fragrance, perfume, bouquet Analogous words: odor, aroma, *smell incense vb enrage, infuriate, *anger, madden Analogous words: exasperate, irritate, rile, provoke, nettle, aggravate: *offend, outrage, affront, insult …

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  • 78odor — *smell, scent, aroma Analogous words: *fragrance, perfume, redolence, incense, bouquet …

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  • 79perfume — *fragrance, bouquet, redolence, incense Analogous words: odor, scent, aroma, *smell …

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  • 80smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… …

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