Definitions

1. noun

A pleasant or distinctive smell or smell-like sensation, often produced by a substance, especially a perfume or fragrance.

“The scent of freshly baked cookies filled the entire house.”

2. verb

To perceive or detect a smell, or to have a smell, especially one that is pleasant or distinctive.

“She could scent the approaching storm in the air.”

3. verb

To give off or produce a smell, especially a pleasant or distinctive one.

“The perfume scented the air as soon as she opened the bottle.”

4. noun

A sign, track, or trail left by an animal, especially one that is used by hunters to track prey.

“The hikers followed the deer’s scent through the dense forest.”