Scent vs Odd - What's the difference?
scent | odd |
A distinctive odour or smell.
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
The sense of smell.
A perfume.
(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone.
to detect the scent of
* Shakespeare
to impart an odour to
* Dryden
To have a smell.
* Holland
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
(not comparable) Single; sole; singular; not having a mate.
(obsolete) Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.
Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.
Strange, unusual.
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(not comparable) Occasional; infrequent.
* (Sir Walter Scott), Guy Mannering – or The Astrologer
(not comparable) Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.
(not comparable) Casual, irregular, not planned.
(not comparable, in combination with a number, not comparable) About, approximately.
(not comparable) Not divisible by two; not even.
As a noun scent
is a distinctive odour or smell.As a verb scent
is to detect the scent of.As an adjective odd is
single; sole; singular; not having a mate.scent
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- the scent of flowers
- the scent of a skunk
- The dogs lost the scent .
- I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
Usage notes
* Almost always applied to agreeable odors (fragrances ).Synonyms
* fragrance * perfume * aroma * odor * smellDerived terms
* scentlessVerb
- The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
- Methinks I scent the morning air.
- Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
- Balm from a silver box distilled around, / Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground.
- Thunderbolts do scent strongly of brimstone.
Anagrams
* centsodd
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Adjective
(en-adj)- I assure you, if I were Hazlewood I should look on his compliments, his bowings, his cloakings, his shawlings, and his handings with some little suspicion; and truly I think Hazlewood does so too at some odd times.