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Collocations for scent - noun

1. pleasant smell

ADJECTIVE

heady, heavy, intoxicating, pungent, rich, sharp, strong
the heavy scent of Indian cooking
delicate, faint, soft
lingering
sweet
beautiful, delicious, lovely, pleasant
fresh
the fresh scent of flowers
warm
floral, flowery
jasmine, lavender, pine, etc.
musky, spicy
exotic
Frank inhaled the exotic floral scent of her perfume.
familiar

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VERB + scent

have
This flower has no scent.
be filled with
The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
give off, release
The flowers give off a heady scent at night.
breathe in, inhale, smell

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scent + VERB

come, drift, waft
From the vine outside came the scent of honey.
fill sth
The scent of pine filled the room.
linger
The scent of incense lingered in the air.

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2. smell that an animal/a person leaves behind

ADJECTIVE

body, human, masculine, personal, sexual

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VERB + scent

be on, have
The dog was on the scent of a rabbit.
The hounds have the scent.
leave
The cat had left its scent on the sofa.
catch, pick up
One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.
lose
follow

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scent + NOUN

gland
mark, marking
trail

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