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The correct spelling is scents.
How to pronounce scents
/sɛn(t)s/
nounIPA: /sɛn(t)s/
Say it like: Sse-nts
The correct spelling is scents. A distinctive odour or smell. For example: "the scent of a skunk"
Usage Examples
“the scent of a skunk”
“The dogs lost the scent.”
“I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A distinctive odour or smell.
- 2.An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
- 3.The sense of smell.
- 4.A perfume.
- 5.Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
verb
- 1.To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
- 2.To have a suspicion of.
- 3.To impart an odour to.
- 4.To have a smell.
- 5.To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
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