Word Meaning

Meaning of scent

- To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
- To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
- To have a smell.
- To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
- 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.
- 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.
- The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

Crossword clue for scent

- Animal lure
- Aroma
- Bouquet sent to the audience
- Distinctive smell
- Fragrance
- Odour
- Perfume
- Pleasant odour
- Pleasant smell
- Smell
- Sniffer dog’s trail
- Trail
- Trail; clue