Collocations withscent
These are words often used in combination withscent.
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floral scent
There is no floral scent associated with the flowers.
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human scent
And some defective wolves, for example, wolves who do not know enough not to eat food with human scent on it, may survive precisely through that defect.
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pleasant scent
Chan says he only had an orange with him because of the pleasant scent, as smoking, which was allowed in many tournaments then, bothered him.
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scent trail
Prey is struck and released, after which the snake follows the scent trail left by the dying prey.
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sweet scent
A sweet scent is pleasurable; a noisome stench is incredibly objectionable.
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