differences - Are "smell like" and "smell of" the same? - English ...
Jan 1, 2015 · eg saying "My cup smells like liniment" when the cup had, unbeknown to you, previously been used to contain liniment, would be valid (As xxx usually DOES smell LIKE …
Meaning of "dog" in the "updog" joke
Jan 17, 2014 · The first sentence is meant to be wrong. "It smells like dog in here" would be the expected sentence. The up is used in order to trick the other into saying "What is up dog?" …
A word/phrase which refers to the smell of nature?
Oct 8, 2015 · The "outdoors" smells like a lot of things! I can think of a words referring to various specific scents that recall being out in nature: earthy, woodsy / woody, mossy, mildewed, …
resemble = look like... ??? = sounds like... ??? = smells like
Dec 20, 2014 · We can thus replace this verb with "look like." But does English have analogous single-word verbs for "sound like," "smell like," "taste like," and "feel like?" EDIT: Yes, the …
Is there a word to describe the smell of death?
Aug 11, 2016 · Never mind. I think I found it. Not sure if this is the actual name of the smell though. Cadaverine - a foul-smelling diamine compound produced by the putrefaction of …
Word that "sounds" like its meaning, not onomatopoeia (ex. twinkle)
Jul 19, 2018 · These words sound like the things they mean when spoken without explicitly meaning their sound. Contrast this to onomatopoeias whos meaning is only their sound: Bang; …
single word requests - What is a person who smells things called ...
Dec 31, 2013 · A nose; an organ of smell; (also) a person who perceives smells. Indeed, there is even a quote from 2002 that shows that you are not the first to come up with this punny …
What is the etymology of the idiom "To stink/smell to high heaven?"
Shakespeare and even earlier English references to smells offensive to God. Although (as the posted question notes) Claudius uses a closely related phrase in the lines, "Oh! my offence is …
single word requests - How to describe the smell of fish - English ...
Apr 13, 2012 · The trouble is, if you say something smells "fishy" you run the risk of having people think it's not above board, since the alternate meaning is that something is underhanded or …
Word for the smell of freshly printed books?
1. The smell of a new book is not just the smell of its paper. 2. There are many kinds of paper, with different smells. Likewise, many kinds of books and book smells. 3. And then there's the …