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• penetrating — pen|e|trat|ing [ penə,treıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) seeming to be able to know what you are thinking: a penetrating look/gaze/stare a ) a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable b ) affecting you by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• penetrating — adjective 1) a penetrating wind Syn: piercing, cutting, biting, stinging, keen, sharp, harsh, raw, freezing, chill, wintry, cold See note at keen Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• smell — 1. noun /smɛl/ a) A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. I love the smell of fresh bread. b) The sense that detects smells …   Wiktionary

• smell — smell,[/p] scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense. Smell not only is the most general of these terms but tends to be the most colorless. It is the appropriate word when merely the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• penetrating — [pen′itrāt΄ivpen′i trāt΄iŋ] adj. 1. that can penetrate [a penetrating oil] 2. sharp; piercing [a penetrating sound or smell] 3. keen or acute; discerning [a penetrating mind]: Also penetrative [pen′itrāt΄iv] penetratingly adv. penetratively …   English World dictionary

• smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smell — 1. noun the smell of the kitchen Syn: odor, aroma, fragrance, scent, perfume, redolence; bouquet, nose; stench, fetor, stink, reek, whiff; informal funk; literary miasma 2. verb 1) he smelled her perfume Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• osmium — /ˈɒzmiəm / (say ozmeeuhm) noun a hard, heavy, metallic element used for electric light filaments, etc., having the greatest density of any known material. Symbol: Os; relative atomic mass: 190.2; atomic number: 76; density: 22.57 at 20°C. {New… …  

• Tyrolean grey cheese — (or Grau Käse) is a very strong cheese with a viscous, grey or black core. It is made in the Zillertal, Austria. It is extremely low in fat (around 0.5%), yet it has a powerful penetrating smell …   Wikipedia

• castor — I. /ˈkastə / (say kahstuh) noun 1. Also, castoreum /kasˈtɔriəm/ (say kahs tawreeuhm). a brownish unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating smell, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery. 2. a… …  

• creosote — /ˈkriəsoʊt / (say kreeuhsoht) noun 1. an oily liquid with a burning taste and a penetrating smell, obtained by the distillation of wood tar, and used as a wood preservative. 2. → coal tar creosote. –verb (t) (creosoted, creosoting) 3. to treat… …