Definition of: scent

(sent) noun
1. An odor, pleasant or unpleasant.
2. The effluvium by which an animal can be tracked.
3. A clue aiding investigation.
4. Scraps of paper, in the game of hare and hounds, dropped by the hares in their flight to enable the hounds to follow them.
5. A fluid essence containing extracts from flowers or other fragrant bodies; perfume.
6. The sense of smell.
—v.t.
1. To perceive by the sense of smell.
2. To form a suspicion of.
3. To cause to be fragrant; perfume.
—v.i.
4. To hunt by the sense of smell: said of hounds. ♦ Homophone: cent. [<OF sentir discern by the senses, feel <L sentire]
—scent′less adjective Synonyms (noun): savor, smell.