Bouquets - English meaning

noun

A distinctive, typically pleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee

noun

A strong, usually pleasant smell

Usage examples:

The aroma of coffee and frying eggs, an aromatic pine forest

noun

A spray of flowers worn in a buttonhole.

Usage examples:

The boutonnières, corsages and bouquet were all yellow roses, just blooming, to match the bridesmai…

noun

A flower that someone wears in the buttonhole of, or fastened to, their jacket on a special occasion such as a wedding

Usage examples:

The men wore suits and red-rose boutonnieres.

noun

A garland or circlet for a person's head.

Usage examples:

In the middle ages young women wore wreaths of gold and eventually gave way to chaplets.

noun

A spray of flowers worn pinned to a woman's clothes.

Usage examples:

I ran down my list of things to get: got the flowers and corsages, got a ride, and got my outfit.

noun

A small group of flowers that a woman pins to her clothes near her chest or wears on her wrist, usually for a special occasion

noun

A pleasant, sweet smell.

Usage examples:

The fragrance of fresh-ground coffee

noun

A sweet or pleasant smell

Usage examples:

The shampoo has a light fragrance of herb and plant extracts., the fragrant bouquet of roses

noun

A wreath of flowers and leaves, worn on the head or hung as a decoration.

Usage examples:

District chief officer, surapol tiensuwan was the first to light incense, after which everyone atte…

verb

Decorate with a garland.

Usage examples:

They were garlanded with flowers

noun

A circle made of flowers and leaves worn around the neck or head as a decoration

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

Usage examples:

He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

noun

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

Usage examples:

A large/long/pointed nose, i had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).,…

noun

A small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.

Usage examples:

A nosegay worn at the waist or bodice

noun

A small bunch of cut flowers

noun

A distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one.

Usage examples:

The odour of cigarette smoke

noun

A fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume

verb

Give a pleasant smell to.

Usage examples:

Just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room

noun

A liquid produced and sold for its strong, pleasant smell, often used on the skin

Usage examples:

[ u ] she put a few drops of perfume on the back of her neck.

noun

A small bunch of flowers.

Usage examples:

Both children received a special cup, as well as a posy of flowers for the princess and a buttonhol…

adjective

Variant spelling of posey.

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) affected and attempting to impress others; pretentious.

noun

The quality of smelling strongly of something or of having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

Usage examples:

The faint redolence of cigar smoke hung on his clothes., i can still feel and smell the redolence o…

verb

Taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full.

Usage examples:

Gourmets will want to savour our game specialities

noun

A characteristic taste, flavour, or smell, especially a pleasant one.

Usage examples:

The subtle savour of wood smoke

verb

To enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible

Usage examples:

It was the first chocolate he'd tasted for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful., she felt th…

noun

A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.

Usage examples:

The scent of freshly cut hay

verb

Impart a pleasant scent to.

Usage examples:

A glass of tea scented with a local herb

noun

A smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person

Usage examples:

[ c ] the scent of lilacs permeated the air., [ c ] the dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were…

noun

The faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose.

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A highly developed sense of smell

verb

Perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something).

Usage examples:

I think i can smell something burning

verb

The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

noun

Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

A torrent of white foam and spray

verb

Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

The product can be sprayed on to wet or dry hair

noun

A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage.

Usage examples:

A spray of honeysuckle

noun

A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant.

Usage examples:

A sprig of holly

verb

Decorate (pottery) with small, separately moulded designs.

noun

A small tapering tack with no head, used chiefly to hold glass in a window frame until the putty dries.

noun

A strong taste, flavour, or smell.

Usage examples:

The clean salty tang of the sea

verb

Make a loud ringing or clanging sound.

Usage examples:

The bronze bell tangs

noun

A tanging sound.

noun

A smell that is only smelt briefly or faintly.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of eau de cologne

verb

Get a brief or faint smell of.

Usage examples:

He whiffed the broth that was simmering on the stove

noun

Another term for megrim2.

noun

An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.

Usage examples:

The queen laid a wreath at the cenotaph

noun

A ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens (= plants that are green all year)

Usage examples:

The bride wore a wreath of flowers on her head.