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smell

verb as in perceive with the nose

verb as in have an odor

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Her mother, in a separate interview, said in Spanish that her “head began to hurt” after she entered a lettuce field where a tractor had sprayed liquid that smelled like chemicals.

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Lights, noises, smells and crowds that others barely notice may cause incapacitating anxiety.

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Many described experiencing headaches, skin rashes or burning eyes while working in fields that smelled of chemicals.

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The name stems from the French word humer, which means to sense or smell.

During the summer, these floating mats of brown algae collect in large amounts on beaches where they decay and release an unpleasant smell.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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