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"The actor was nervous about his big scene .",
"Police are now at the scene .",
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"The film's most heartbreaking scene , set in 1952, depicts Demi Moore's character attempting to self-abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Paramedics were called and Lee was treated at the scene , where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"But in the season\u2019s final scene , presumably sometime in the future, a Bernard brings himself back online. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
"Themes include the young American art scene , American and European pop-art, and 1980\u2019s post-modern appropriation art. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Nearly 80 firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene , including dozens of firefighters from San Diego, Chula Vista and National City. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The entire scene , probably the whole movie, is a metaphor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene , which exploded online. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet Lewandowski longs for a change of scenery and is ready to be charged with resurrecting Barca who are currently in one of their darkest periods in history while in debts circling $1.5bn. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"With people spending more time at home from day to night, many wanted and needed a change of scenery . \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"First, there are miles of gorgeous coastline, and for a change of scenery , there's a dense rainforest on the mainland. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The stage is 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep, and there is a 32-foot-wide elevator onstage that goes 50 feet down into the basement, to help with the changing of scenery . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This change of scenery soon proves more challenging than expected when the family\u2019s unspoken fears begin to take ghostly form and some of the island\u2019s inhabitants start dying off in strange circumstances. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In the De George house, a glass elevator provides views of the scenery . \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"For a quick change of scenery in less than an hour, cross the Massachussettes border to explore quaint and properly New England towns such as Lenox or Stockbridge. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"As many suburbanites happily cling to the flexibility of telework, developers say, some also are craving company and a change of scenery . \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
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"The flower has a wonderful scent .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Aspiring hypebeasts line up outside of Amiri and Saint Laurent, galeristas flock to Loewe, and the scent of marijuana hangs in the air like a happy little cloud. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
"To this day, Sandler said, the scarf carries her mother\u2019s scent of baby powder and Yoshiki perfume. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"The refreshing scent of citrus, ginger and lime leaves your skin feeling revitalized and invigorated once the scrub is fully washed away. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Does Aris stay to greet the owner, and thus to pursue the scent of his old existence",
"Marin, who used to fall asleep to the scent of citrus groves as a young child in the San Fernando Valley, appears to have taken a shine to the Inland Empire. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The death of neighbors \u2013 one shot on the street by Russian soldiers, another burnt by a Molotov cocktail thrown into the apartment building \u2013 and the scent of those horrors still haunt her. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing like the bright scent of a juicy orange. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Some of the 25 truck bays around the building were open, the scent of a spring rain drifting inside. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dr Acharya mentions that essential oils (concentrated oils extracted from plants) are also used to scent products (often by brands which market themselves as 'natural' or 'clean'). \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"For a few precious weeks, its regal petals scent the surrounding area with a lemony fragrance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"This hand-poured, clean-burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The cluster of pines that scent my favorite picnic spot. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone who has experienced a rainy day in the desert knows about that delicate fragrance that rises to scent the shifting winds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
"But its main purpose is to scent your space for up to eight cordless hours. \u2014 Nykia Spradley, Allure , 29 Nov. 2021",
"At the moment, L\u2019Oreal is benefitting from a boom in fragrances, to scent the return to real life. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, a backlash is stirring among rural Republican politicians who scent a new battleground in the partisan culture wars. \u2014 Mike Dorning, Fortune , 16 May 2021"
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"Clinical signs of mothball poisoning include vomiting, mothball- scented breath, pale or brown gums, weakness or lethargy, difficulty breathing, tremors, seizures, and organ failure (e.g., liver, kidneys). \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"They're asked to write and record an album in six weeks to coincide with the release of the brothers' new line of scented hammers, which will then be sold as merchandise at their concerts. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"This scented cleanser is ideal for either deep or spot-cleaning your favorite tools and lifts away even the toughest gel, wax, powder, and cream formulas with water and just a few drops of solution. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"This fresh and clean scented body wash is ideal for troubled skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"This incredible cake boasts flecks of tender carrots in an orange- scented , ultra-moist batter. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Available in both fragrance-free and scented , this stain-free, roll-on deodorant uses an AHA blend to fight odor-causing bacteria, aloe vera juice to soothe, and glycerin to hydrate your skin. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
"Low on this list of perks is the amenity kit: a smattering of scented lotions, assorted travel-sized gels, socks, and eyeshades that many passengers don't even take off the plane. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Saguaro candle, for example, themed after its namesake national park in Tucson, Arizona, packs a scented punch of cactus, desert florals, labdanum, and amber. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"The actor was nervous about his big scene .",
"Police are now at the scene .",
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"Fairly late in the book, for instance, there\u2019s a live-action scene written in the second person, present tense that\u2019s a tour de force. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"The film's most heartbreaking scene , set in 1952, depicts Demi Moore's character attempting to self-abort with a knitting needle. \u2014 CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Paramedics were called and Lee was treated at the scene , where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"But in the season\u2019s final scene , presumably sometime in the future, a Bernard brings himself back online. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
"Themes include the young American art scene , American and European pop-art, and 1980\u2019s post-modern appropriation art. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Nearly 80 firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the scene , including dozens of firefighters from San Diego, Chula Vista and National City. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The entire scene , probably the whole movie, is a metaphor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene , which exploded online. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tyrants and leaders of democratic societies alike require symbols to do much of the work of gathering, maintaining and extending power\u2014especially the kind of power that can last long after the scepter has passed to another. \u2014 William Tipper, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Peter Murphy stormed the stage, scepter in hand, before the house lights could be dimmed. \u2014 Robert Ham, SPIN , 18 May 2022",
"Repeal the term limits and give him a scepter to carry. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Nearby is the venue for ski jumping, a complex built to resemble a ceremonial scepter popular in the Qing dynasty, complete with a 6,000-seat stadium at the bottom that is supposed to hold soccer matches after the Olympics. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Minted around 1257, the nearly one-inch coin depicts the English king, who ruled from 1216 to 1272, sitting on an ornate throne while holding an orb and scepter . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"In that image, outlined by copper, the former slave holds a scepter and wears a crown. \u2014 Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022",
"There are multiple buildings, and many come to see the Crown Jewels \u2014 the scepter , crown, and cape \u2014 worn by the monarch, but there are many fascinating exhibits and rooms to visit in the Tower. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"During that time, Ms. Hallmark becomes a focal point of the community, a fairy tale queen who presides over a court of ladies-in-waiting, duchesses, escorts, train bearers and one scepter bearer (in this case, Cameron). \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Houstan, the sharpshooter from Michigan, doesn't have to wait much longer to hear his name called in this scenario either, with Vecine projecting the Oklahoma City Thunder to grab the 6-8 wing at pick No. 34 \u2014 the fourth pick of the second round. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"While many of Universal's films are dropping on Peacock within 45 days of the movie's premiere, this unfortunately will not apply in this scenario . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
"Should Germany fail to deliver on its military turnaround, what Mr. Baranowski calls his nightmare scenario might ensue. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir which serves millions of people in the Southwest, is already running well below what last year's projections suggested, even in its worst-case scenario . \u2014 Rachel Ramirez And Brandon Miller, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"But rather than block weapons ads by default in this scenario , Google requires publishers to opt out of receiving ads from Google partners for guns and other weapons or related accessories. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"But the Reds had four right-handed hitters behind Votto in the lineup, so there was also a better chance in this scenario for the Cardinals reliever to retire the rest of the Reds\u2019 batters. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"Adler said that in this scenario , the person's iPhone would authenticate the login, presumably by scanning the QR code. \u2014 Max Eddy, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
"Normal transactions on Solana would fail in this scenario . \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 6 June 2022"
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"Speaking of mental health, my dog -- who's part scent hound -- has helped preserve mine over the past two months. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 21 May 2020"
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"Backers of the recall have depicted Newsom as a sceptered monarch, sitting on a throne and issuing heedless decrees from Sacramento. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
"The specter of Locke, and of the Scottish Enlightenment that followed him, held more and more sway over the sceptered isle with the passing of the years since the Glorious Revolution of 1688. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021",
"In addition to a provocative wall color rooted in the British taste for bright pastels, the curators have created groups of objects that embody a host of cultural and historical themes particular to the sceptered isle. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 30 Aug. 2020",
"Chocolate arrived in England in the 1680s, prompting the question: How did that sceptered isle survive without it? \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 28 Jan. 2020"
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"Such is her deep expressive sensitivity, however, that when the fury and agitation embedded in Vivaldi\u2019s impossibly florid acrobatics gave way to tender expressions of love and regret, Genaux brought those scenas to life most affectingly. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2018",
"The orchestral palette is suffused with colorful Russian and Asian exoticism, and the entire second act amounts to a bravura scena for the work\u2019s femme fatale, the Queen of Shemakha. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2017"
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"The Human Roulette Wheel, the scenic railway , skating rink and dance hall and the elaborate entrance \u2014 all went up in flames. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2020",
"Big Thunder Mountain railway is a classic scenic railway ... and Space Mountain. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2018",
"There were intense scenic railways like 1966\u2019s Runaway Mine Train at Six Flags Over Texas. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 13 Aug. 2018",
"Six years later, it was reopened as a scenic railway and has since been designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, along with other famous sites including the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower and the Panama Canal. \u2014 Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"Presumably these dynamics played better in scenarist Sarah Alderson\u2019s original novel (which is set in Lisbon rather than Split). \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"McCarthy merely affects sociological seriousness by collaborating with French screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, the scenarist of Jacques Audiard\u2019s 2009 social-justice movie A Prophet, a precursor to Hollywood\u2019s blame-mass-incarceration trend. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 28 July 2021",
"Much of the first hour is devoted to getting-the-band-back-together mechanics, which also lets the scenarists \u2014 Mr. Singer, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and Simon Kinberg \u2014 give the characters some new emotional scars. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 26 May 2016"
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"A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.",
"The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.",
"The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.",
"In the worst-case scenario , we would have to start the project all over again.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, this argument doesn\u2019t hold water in this scenario because Jax was simply minding his business and grabbing some flowers. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 7 July 2022",
"In this scenario , you\u2019ll be lumped in with your manager. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 7 July 2022",
"So far, the Pac-12 is doing what all leagues do in this scenario . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022",
"In this scenario , they are actually horizontally flipped because their body is not in the same orientation as yours. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"In this scenario , through quorum sensing, these bacteria set off a chemical glow that can become the largest display of bioluminescence on the planet. \u2014 Sam Keck Scott, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"In this scenario , a large minority of Salvadorans might want to park their dollars in physical cash or safe U.S. banks, not in relatively riskier banks at home. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Houstan, the sharpshooter from Michigan, doesn't have to wait much longer to hear his name called in this scenario either, with Vecine projecting the Oklahoma City Thunder to grab the 6-8 wing at pick No. 34 \u2014 the fourth pick of the second round. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"While many of Universal's films are dropping on Peacock within 45 days of the movie's premiere, this unfortunately will not apply in this scenario . \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then using almost randomly the color spots to find each scene\u2019 scenography . \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"In what has become the duo\u2019s signature visual style, all props, scenography , and costumes are intricately designed, thickly painted, and ornately decorated: no surface is left untouched. \u2014 Elvia Wilk, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The stage scenography is great fun, with colorful lighting, lasers, risers for each band member and a multitude of screens showing old footage of the band and video animations. \u2014 Nikki O'neill, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Dior chose to collaborate with Paparatti to create the show\u2019s scenography in an absurdist technique that mirrors her art philosophy. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Since 1970, The Queen has been actively engaged in painting, church textiles, watercolours, prints, book illustrations, scenography , decoupage and embroidery. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Devoted to the history of Paris, the museum closed in October 2016 for a top-to-bottom overhaul that updated the scenography , opened up rooms with natural light and adapted the exhibits to be more child-friendly. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
"Directors are adapting plots and scenography to social distancing rules. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
"The film, with Teresa Stratas and Placido Domingo in the lead roles, found near-unanimous critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic \u2014 a rarity for Zeffirelli \u2014 and received Oscar nominations for costuming, scenography and artistic direction. \u2014 Colleen Barry, chicagotribune.com , 15 June 2019"
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"the scenic beauty of the countryside",
"Our hotel had a scenic view of the lake.",
"The country around here is very scenic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reservations are also necessary to visit the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, a scenic , cliffside seabird sanctuary on Kaua\u02bbi's north shore. \u2014 Will Mcgough, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"The film was shot in Ireland, so the landscapes are just insanely scenic . \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Perched atop the clay cliffs of Aquinnah, one of the most scenic vistas on the island, the view is nothing short of majestic. \u2014 Brad Johnson, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 July 2022",
"As anyone who has made the long trek knows, though, there are many reasons- scenic , culinary, cultural- to visit the land down under. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"This park is a scenic and essential habitat where a variety of wildlife thrives in an urban environment. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022",
"Hidden Villa, an educational nonprofit in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains with a Los Altos Hills address, is home to an organic farm and scenic trails on its 1,600 acres. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"The boardwalk in Asbury Park may be the most iconic, offering scenic ocean vistas and notable contributions to American pop culture. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Offering some of the world\u2019s best scenic escapes, the country is no stranger to Hollywood stars. \u2014 Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022"
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": a family of small elongated two-winged flies that sometimes congregate about windows \u2014 see window fly":[]
"New Latin, from Scenopinus , type genus (perhaps modification of Greek sk\u0113nopoios one that makes tents, from sk\u0113no- \u2014from sk\u0113n\u0113 tent\u2014+ poiein to make) + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000821"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a coin or currency note of Somalia issued from 1962 to 1971 and equivalent to the shilling":[]
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": an odor left by an animal on a surface passed over":[],
": power of smelling : sense of smell":[
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": power of detection : nose":[
"a scent for heresy"
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": a course of pursuit or discovery":[
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": inkling , intimation":[
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": perfume sense 2":[],
": bits of paper dropped in the game of hare and hounds":[],
": a mixture prepared for use as a lure in hunting or fishing":[],
": to perceive by the olfactory organs : smell":[],
": to get or have an inkling of":[
"scent trouble"
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": to imbue or fill with odor":[
"scented the air with perfume"
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": to use the nose in seeking or tracking prey":[]
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"\u02c8sent"
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"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"spice"
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"perfume"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scent Noun fragrance , perfume , scent , redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. the fragrance of pine perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. the perfume of lilacs scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation. scent -free soaps redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. the redolence of a forest after a rain smell , scent , odor , aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. an odd smell permeated the room scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. the scent of lilacs odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell . a cheese with a strong odor aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor. the aroma of freshly ground coffee",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The flower has a wonderful scent .",
"The dogs followed the fox's scent .",
"The prisoner escaped because the dogs lost his scent .",
"Verb",
"The dog scented a rabbit.",
"She scented the air with perfume.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Enjoy the scent , color, flavor and decorating influence of lavender. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"These soy blend wax melts have a full-bodied, fruity scent that customers go crazy for. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"No scent , very neutral and keeps a healing tattoo moisturized. \u2014 Mary Meehan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Testers took note of several factors, including ease of use, scent , texture, look and feel on skin and sun protection ability. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"The facets of rose\u2019s scent \u2014and creative potential around it\u2014is almost limitless. \u2014 Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"Aspiring hypebeasts line up outside of Amiri and Saint Laurent, galeristas flock to Loewe, and the scent of marijuana hangs in the air like a happy little cloud. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
"To this day, Sandler said, the scarf carries her mother\u2019s scent of baby powder and Yoshiki perfume. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"The refreshing scent of citrus, ginger and lime leaves your skin feeling revitalized and invigorated once the scrub is fully washed away. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dr Acharya mentions that essential oils (concentrated oils extracted from plants) are also used to scent products (often by brands which market themselves as 'natural' or 'clean'). \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"For a few precious weeks, its regal petals scent the surrounding area with a lemony fragrance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"This hand-poured, clean-burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The cluster of pines that scent my favorite picnic spot. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone who has experienced a rainy day in the desert knows about that delicate fragrance that rises to scent the shifting winds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
"But its main purpose is to scent your space for up to eight cordless hours. \u2014 Nykia Spradley, Allure , 29 Nov. 2021",
"At the moment, L\u2019Oreal is benefitting from a boom in fragrances, to scent the return to real life. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, a backlash is stirring among rural Republican politicians who scent a new battleground in the partisan culture wars. \u2014 Mike Dorning, Fortune , 16 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sent , from Anglo-French sente , from sentir":"Noun",
"Middle English senten , from Anglo-French sentir to feel, smell, from Latin sentire to perceive, feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082321"
},
"Sceliphron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of wasps (family Sphecidae) comprising many common mud daubers and having the first segment of the abdomen narrowed into a long smooth round petiole":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sel\u0259\u02ccfr\u00e4n",
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8lifr\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek skeliphron , neuter of skeliphros dry, parched; akin to Greek skellein to dry up":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091755"
},
"scenewright":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a designer and maker of theatrical scenery":[]
},
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"scene entry 1 + wright":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093337"
},
"scenester":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who is part of a social or cultural scene":[
"Young entertainment and fashion scenesters check out the action at The Living Room, one of the town's popular late-night caf\u00e9s.",
"\u2014 Entertainment Weekly",
"In Chicago record execs schmoozed retailers on a chartered el train, plying the wanna-be scenesters with champagne.",
"\u2014 Jancee Dunn"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113n-st\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105253"
},
"scented tea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133727"
},
"scented satinwood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": coachwood sense 2":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140030"
},
"Scelionidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmopolitan family of serphoid wasps that are mostly very small, dark, and shining, have elbowed usually 11-segmented or 12-segmented antennae, and include many economically important parasites of pest insects":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsel\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Scelion-, Scelio , type genus (probably from Latin scelion-, scelio scoundrel, from scelus crime) + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153629"
},
"scentless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: such as":[],
": an odor left by an animal on a surface passed over":[],
": power of smelling : sense of smell":[
"a keen scent"
],
": power of detection : nose":[
"a scent for heresy"
],
": a course of pursuit or discovery":[
"throw one off the scent"
],
": inkling , intimation":[
"a scent of trouble"
],
": perfume sense 2":[],
": bits of paper dropped in the game of hare and hounds":[],
": a mixture prepared for use as a lure in hunting or fishing":[],
": to perceive by the olfactory organs : smell":[],
": to get or have an inkling of":[
"scent trouble"
],
": to imbue or fill with odor":[
"scented the air with perfume"
],
": to use the nose in seeking or tracking prey":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sent"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"spice"
],
"antonyms":[
"incense",
"odorize",
"perfume"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scent Noun fragrance , perfume , scent , redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. the fragrance of pine perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. the perfume of lilacs scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation. scent -free soaps redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. the redolence of a forest after a rain smell , scent , odor , aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. an odd smell permeated the room scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. the scent of lilacs odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell . a cheese with a strong odor aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating usually pleasant odor. the aroma of freshly ground coffee",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The flower has a wonderful scent .",
"The dogs followed the fox's scent .",
"The prisoner escaped because the dogs lost his scent .",
"Verb",
"The dog scented a rabbit.",
"She scented the air with perfume.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Enjoy the scent , color, flavor and decorating influence of lavender. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"These soy blend wax melts have a full-bodied, fruity scent that customers go crazy for. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"No scent , very neutral and keeps a healing tattoo moisturized. \u2014 Mary Meehan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Testers took note of several factors, including ease of use, scent , texture, look and feel on skin and sun protection ability. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"The facets of rose\u2019s scent \u2014and creative potential around it\u2014is almost limitless. \u2014 Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"Aspiring hypebeasts line up outside of Amiri and Saint Laurent, galeristas flock to Loewe, and the scent of marijuana hangs in the air like a happy little cloud. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
"To this day, Sandler said, the scarf carries her mother\u2019s scent of baby powder and Yoshiki perfume. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"The refreshing scent of citrus, ginger and lime leaves your skin feeling revitalized and invigorated once the scrub is fully washed away. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dr Acharya mentions that essential oils (concentrated oils extracted from plants) are also used to scent products (often by brands which market themselves as 'natural' or 'clean'). \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"For a few precious weeks, its regal petals scent the surrounding area with a lemony fragrance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"This hand-poured, clean-burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The cluster of pines that scent my favorite picnic spot. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone who has experienced a rainy day in the desert knows about that delicate fragrance that rises to scent the shifting winds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
"But its main purpose is to scent your space for up to eight cordless hours. \u2014 Nykia Spradley, Allure , 29 Nov. 2021",
"At the moment, L\u2019Oreal is benefitting from a boom in fragrances, to scent the return to real life. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Meanwhile, a backlash is stirring among rural Republican politicians who scent a new battleground in the partisan culture wars. \u2014 Mike Dorning, Fortune , 16 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sent , from Anglo-French sente , from sentir":"Noun",
"Middle English senten , from Anglo-French sentir to feel, smell, from Latin sentire to perceive, feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155453"
},
"Scelidotherium":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of extinct Pleistocene four-toed South American edentates smaller than and intermediate in characters between those of the genera Megatherium and Mylodon":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from scelid- (from Greek -skelid-, -skelis leg) + -o- + -therium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164159"
},
"Scelidosaurus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of European Lower Jurassic dinosaurs (suborder Stegosauria) having a dermal armor of longitudinal series of small tubercles and scutes on the back and tail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from scelid- (from Greek -skelid-, -skelis leg\u2014as in periskelid-, periskelis band worn on the leg, anklet\u2014from skelos leg) + -o- + -saurus":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175254"
},
"scelidosauroid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": like or related to the scelidosaurs":[],
": a scelidosauroid dinosaur":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Scelidosaurus + English -oid":"Adjective"
