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smells of the lamp

smells of the lamp is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell of the lamp.

Meaning of smell of the lamp

Verb

smell of the lamp (third-person singular simple present smells of the lamp, present participle smelling of the lamp, simple past and past participle smelled of the lamp or smelt of the lamp)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To bear marks of great study and labor.

Questions about smells of the lamp

What is smells of the lamp the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Smells of the lamp is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell of the lamp.

Words near smells of the lamp in the dictionary

  1. smells like a rose
  2. smells like a tart's bedroom
  3. smells like a tart's boudoir
  4. smells like a tart's handbag
  5. smells like a tart's handkerchief
  6. smells of the lamp
  7. smells of the shop
  8. smells out
  9. smells the barn
  10. smells the coffee
  11. smells up

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