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acidic |
like acid in taste, smell, pungency, or the like; acid. [1/3 definitions] |
acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. [1/2 definitions] |
allspice |
the spice made from the allspice berry, similar to cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in taste and smell. [1/2 definitions] |
ambrosia |
something sweetly pleasing in taste or smell. [1/3 definitions] |
beery |
like beer, esp. in taste or smell. [1/2 definitions] |
bloodhound |
a large hound with a particularly keen sense of smell, long ears, and baggy skin, used chiefly for tracking humans or animals. |
bugbane |
any of various flowering plants related to the buttercup, bearing clusters of white flowers whose smell supposedly repels insects. |
chemoreceptor |
a nerve ending or sensory organ, as of taste or smell, that responds to chemical stimulation. |
delicious |
extremely pleasing or agreeable, esp. to the sense of taste or smell. [1/3 definitions] |
fishy |
similar to a fish, esp. in taste or smell. [1/3 definitions] |
foul |
extremely offensive to the senses, esp. of smell and taste, or permeated by something, such as an odor, that is offensive to the senses. [1/21 definitions] |
fragrance |
a pleasant smell. [1/2 definitions] |
fragrant |
having a pleasant smell; aromatic. |
fruity |
resembling a fruit in taste and smell. |
gamy |
having the strong taste or smell characteristic of the meat of wild animals, esp. of meat that has started to spoil. [1/2 definitions] |
luscious |
having a highly appealing smell or taste. [1/2 definitions] |
malodorous |
having an unpleasant smell. |
mouthwatering |
so appetizing in smell, appearance, taste, or description as to activate one's salivary glands; tasty or delicious. |
nasty |
repellent, esp. to sight, smell, or taste; filthy or foul. [1/3 definitions] |
nitrous oxide |
a colorless, nonflammable, inorganic gas with a sweet taste and smell, used as an anesthetic; laughing gas. |
noisome |
offensive or disgusting, esp. in smell; foul. [1/2 definitions] |
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