Used in a Sentence

scents

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scents.

Editorial note

For me the association is strongest with scents and noises/music - this gets me back to a memory the fastest.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A distinctive smell.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scents gathered in one view.

noun

A distinctive smell.

noun

The sense of smell.

noun

A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scents.

noun

A distinctive smell.

noun

The sense of smell.

noun

A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.

noun

(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

Example sentences

1

For me the association is strongest with scents and noises/music - this gets me back to a memory the fastest.

2

The behavior of the collective is guided by pheremones, and when sensed, the subjects of the queen must react reflexively to the varying scents of the hive.

3

They break natural products down to base chemicals, then combine those chemicals to produce flavors, scents and aromas.

4

There are variations within breeds (and probably within humans in how those scents are perceived).

5

Aren't there controls in the shipping centers which check for scents of drugs, gunpowder, whatever?

6

Animals that don't live in groups often have mating calls or attractive scents, or various other ways of attracting a mate.

7

To prevent build up you would evaporate the scents over time, possibly at different rates.

8

The same way the Stasi kept a database of people's scents in jars.

9

You would use different scents to mark different indicators of an attack.

10

I carry an inflatable lumbar pillow and a yoga mat and like workspaces free of fluorescent lighting and chemical scents.

11

Employees with allergies, employees who use heavy scents (especially in combination with employees with allergies) and various food smells can all be problems even in cubicles.

12

When you get different scents, will the wiffi emitters automatically sychronised with other nearby emitters so the distinct carrier smells don't interact and cause service ambiguity?

Quote examples

1

You also leave scents for vandalizing stuff or stealing things within staked "claims".

2

The article is arguing that subjective, linear wine ranking is faulty, that preferences are not objective or static, that it's difficult to distinguish between similar wines and that identifying individual flavors and scents (eg, "lavender, roasted herbs") are tied to the taster's imagination.

Proper noun examples

1

I just bought like $60 worth of hand lotion in Common Scents.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scents in a sentence?

For me the association is strongest with scents and noises/music - this gets me back to a memory the fastest.

What does scents mean?

A distinctive smell.

What part of speech is scents?

scents is commonly used as noun.