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  • 21smell — 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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  • 22smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …

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  • 23strong — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get, grow ▪ remain, stay ▪ …

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  • 24smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …

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  • 25strong — [[t]strɒ̱ŋgɪst, AM strɔ͟ːŋgɪst[/t]] ♦ strongest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is strong is healthy with good muscles and can move or carry heavy things, or do hard physical work. I m not strong enough to carry him... I feared I wouldn t be able to… …

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  • 26smell — noun 1》 the faculty of perceiving odours by means of the organs in the nose. 2》 a quality in something that is perceived by this faculty; an odour.     ↘an unpleasant odour. 3》 an act of inhaling in order to ascertain an odour. verb (past and… …

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  • 27smell a rat — (Colloq.) Get an inkling, have a strong suspicion …

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  • 28fish and guests smell after three days — Cf. PLAUTUS Miles Gloriosus 1. 741 nam hospes nullus tam in amici hospitium devorti potest, quin, ubi triduom continuom fuerit, iam odiosus siet, no host can be hospitable enough to prevent a friend who has descended on him from becoming tiresome …

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  • 29The Strong Man — Infobox Film name = The Strong Man image size = 250 caption = Theatrical poster director = Frank Capra producer = Harry Langdon writer = Arthur Ripley; narrator = starring = Harry Langdon Priscilla Bonner music = Kevin Townend (1926) Carl Davis… …

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  • 30smelling salts — smell|ing salts [ smelıŋ ,sɔlts ] noun plural a chemical with a very strong smell, held under the nose of an unconscious person to make them conscious again …

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