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Smell something out

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• Smell test

  noun a cursory test of one’s clothing to see if it needs to be put in the laundry basket Word Origin 1975; fr smelling food to see if it has gone bad Usage Note informal

• Smell to heaven

  smell like a rose

• Smell to high heaven

  see: stink to high heaven

• Smelly

  adjective, smellier, smelliest. 1. emitting a strong or unpleasant odor; reeking. adjective smellier, smelliest 1. having a strong or nasty smell

• Smelt

  verb (used with object) 1. to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained. 2. to obtain or refine (metal) in this way. noun, plural (especially collectively) smelt (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) smelts. 1. any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold […]

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