The Clue
Sense-ability (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SMELL
Tags
Notes
The answer SMELL is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Definition
SMELL as a noun:
1. (smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception) = the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
2. (olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent) = any property detected by the olfactory system
3. (spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell) = the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
4. (smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality) = the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
5. (smell, smelling) = the act of perceiving the odor of something
SMELL as a verb:
1. inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2. emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
3. smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"