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smell artinya

bau

UK/smɛl/

smell in Indonesian: bau, aroma, penciuman, mencium. In English, smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

Indonesian words for smell

sensation
bau, aroma
sense of smell
penciuman
sense with nose
mencium
to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of"
berbau

English meaning of smell

  1. noun A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
  2. noun The sense that detects odours.
  3. noun A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
  4. verb To sense a smell or smells.

Full definition of smell

smell in a sentence

  • I love the smell of fresh bread.
  • I can smell fresh bread.
  • Smell the milk and tell me whether it's gone off.

Synonyms of smell

All synonyms of smell

smell in other languages

Questions about smell in Indonesian

What is the meaning of smell in Indonesian?
Smell in Indonesian is bau, aroma, penciuman, mencium.
Apa arti smell?
Smell: bau, aroma, penciuman, mencium.
What does smell mean in English?
Smell means a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.

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