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Meaning of "smellies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMELLIES

smellies  [ˈsmelɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMELLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smellies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SMELLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smellies

Smell-O-Vision

Smell-O-Vision was a system that released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the movie. The technique was created by Hans Laube and made its only appearance in the 1960 film Scent of Mystery, produced by Mike Todd, Jr., son of film producer Mike Todd. The process injected 30 odors into a movie theater's seats when triggered by the film's soundtrack.

Definition of smellies in the English dictionary

The definition of smellies in the dictionary is pleasant-smelling products such as perfumes, body lotions, bath salts, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMELLIES


Buckley´s
ˈbʌklɪz
collies
ˈkɒlɪz
dailies
ˈdeɪlɪz
follies
ˈfɒlɪz
friendlies
ˈfrendlɪz
gullies
ˈɡʌlɪz
Heelys
ˈhiːlɪz
jellies
ˈdʒɛlɪz
Kimberleys
ˈkɪmbəlɪz
mollies
ˈmɒlɪz
monthlies
ˈmʌnθlɪz
potbellies
ˌpɒtˈbelɪz
rallies
ˈrælɪz
skellies
ˈskelɪz
trolleys
ˈtrɒlɪz
wallies
ˈwælɪz
weeklies
ˈwiːklɪz
wellies
ˈwɛlɪz
Westerlies
ˈwɛstəlɪz
willies
ˈwɪlɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMELLIES

smectitic
smeddum
smee
smeech
smeek
smeeth
smegma
smell
smell a rat
smellier
smelliest
smelliness
smelling salts
smelly
smelt
smelter
smeltery
smelting
smelting furnace
smelting works

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMELLIES

allies
bellies
billies
brollies
bullies
dallies
dollies
families
fillies
gillies
hillbillies
hollies
jollies
lollies
pollies
Ramillies
sallies
sillies
tallies
the willies
woollies

Synonyms and antonyms of smellies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smellies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMELLIES

Find out the translation of smellies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smellies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smellies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

smellies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

smellies
570 millions of speakers

English

smellies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

smellies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

smellies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

smellies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

smellies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

smellies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

smellies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bau busuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

smellies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

smellies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

smellies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smellies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

smellies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

smellies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

smellies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smellies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Smellies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

smellies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smellies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

smellies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smellies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smellies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smellies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smellies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMELLIES»

The term «smellies» is normally little used and occupies the 120.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of smellies
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «smellies».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMELLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «smellies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «smellies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smellies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMELLIES»

Discover the use of smellies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smellies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
AS I LIVE
I have the idea that by the time men reach the age of fifty or thereabouts they do not bother with the 'Smellies' as Mrs. Jane Caution's Grandchild call perfumes and after-shaves, along with deodorants and bath salts. I do not know if all men ...
RON S KING
2
Ethel Wilson: Stories, Essays, and Letters
At the other end of the block was the Smellies' big house and garden. The Smellies were a large and rich family. There was Father, who was handsome and not often pleased. There was the young and elegant Mrs. Smellie, mother of Baby  ...
David Stouck, 2011
3
A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation
Following from what many of Huxley's contemporaries regarded as the debasing vulgarity of the “talkies” were the “smellies,” enthusiastically anticipated by an author or authors writing under the pseudonym “John Scotland” in a monograph,  ...
Deborah Cartmell, 2012
4
Now See Hear!: Art, Language, and Translation
Deodorants it is then: but even in this area there is a prime problem with male buying willingness — namely that while men like to wear smellies. smellies cannot be purveyed as such, Like cigarettes, they must be sold as fresh air and as the ...
Ian Wedde, Gregory Burke, 1990
5
What's Your Favourite Fruit?: Scratch 'n' Smell Book
Scratch 'N' Smell book - smell many different fruits and learn fun fruit facts along the way: every page and the whole of the page is scented - not just a little square.
Glenn Hendriks, 2013
6
MTV England
Smellies. DThe Body Shop Until owner Anita Roddick sold out to L'Oreal ( whisking the chain off many green consumer guides), The Body Shop was popular with prepu- bescent girls and wrinkled earth mothers keen to save the planet. There's ...
Genevieve Cortinovis, James Eggleton, Youyoung Lee, 2007
7
Memoirs of the Life, Writings, & Correspondence of William ...
MR SMELLIES FINAL REJOINDER. Edinburgh fildgaziaze and Review, vol. iv. 12. 555. To the Reverend Mr CHARLES NISBET, Jilinister of the Gospel at Montrose. SIR, AFTER receiving so complete a refutation to your first letter, I never ...
Robert Kerr, 1811
8
na
All leather seats an' candles downstairs, a dance floor upstairs, an' the bogs were fuckin' pristine; they even had an African attendant providing smellies – 'freshen up, mate? 4 the ladies!' – but I declined. Talked instead. Found out he was from ...
Andy Cattrall
9
Sensory Perception: Mind and Matter
7.4 Going to the smellies Although still a project of the future, the sensuous ' Scented TV' with a remote control unit containing aromatic capsules activated by a radio signal already haunts the nightmares of the critics of our media society, who ...
Friedrich G. Barth, Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch, Hans-Dieter Klein, 2012
10
Ephemeral Bodies: Wax Sculpture and the Human Figure
Another example from Smellies atlas, an image showing a pathological birth — it illustrates the prolapsed left arm of an infant extending through the birth canal (fig . 6) — also is represented in wax at La Specola (fig. 7). In addition to Smellies ...
Roberta Panzanelli, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMELLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smellies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Christmas in July: Health and beauty picks
Smellies and make-up are always a popular present for loved ones at Christmas. Here we present a pick of what Superdrug, John Lewis and Feelunique are ... «Retail Week, Jul 15»
2
Ajs Dream and Derian Auction raises over £1500 at Lea Club
... Bar vouchers, Large cuddly toy, perfume, Kitten picture set, Children's craft set, Wedgwood dish, Cut glass vase, various smellies, various children's toys. Pic 5. «Blog Preston, Jun 15»
3
Unilever bullish as shares hit record high
But if you're not partial to Marmite, hate Magnum lollies, or never use Lynx smellies, your pension fund is almost guaranteed to own Unilever shares. And that's ... «Interactive Investor, Apr 15»
4
Ex-customer starts trash service
Petree said for now, Ol' Smellies is offering residential trash pickup in both Titus and Camp County for $17 a month. The family is using its personal vehicle and ... «The Daily Tribune, Mar 15»
5
Bath Scouts group prepared to take your unwanted Christmas socks …
The 51st Bath Scout group at Ascension Church in Oldfield Park is collecting new but unwanted socks and smellies to give to homelessness charity Julian ... «Bath Chronicle, Jan 15»
6
Best selling Christmas smellies revealed
Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle, Paco Rabanne's 1 Million, Lady Million and Invictus, and YSL's newest launch, Black Opium all featured. New entries from ... «Manchester Evening News, Jan 15»
7
Pictures: Newham's Christmas Day babies
... who was born on Christmas day at Newham Hospital (photo: Arnaud Stephenson). Archant. Forget socks, smellies or chocolates. Some families received the ... «Newham Recorder, Dec 14»
8
The Overthinking, Relationship-Ruining Guide to What Your …
On the whole, "smellies" aren't a very fascinating present unless you've asked for them or have some thought behind them - perhaps your signature scent or an ... «Huffington Post UK, Dec 14»
9
Best Gifts Under £5: The Best Presents For Less Than a Fiver - Ideal …
Five pounds is an easy sum. Supermarkets and retailers are geared up for the £5 gift. You can get smellies, socks and chocolates for this princely sum. Best Gifts ... «Lifehacker UK, Dec 14»
10
Christmas gift ideas: the best beauty products for women, men and …
Don't waste money on a pack of smellies that no one wants – there are some brilliant beauty products out there, whether you have £2 or £120 to spend. Here are ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Smellies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/smellies>. Apr 2024 ».
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