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Word Meanings - SCENTFUL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. "A scentful nosegay." W. Browne. 2. Of quick or keen smell. The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne.

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  • SCENTFUL
    1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. "A scentful nosegay." W. Browne. 2. Of quick or keen smell. The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne.
  • QUICKBEAM
    See TREE
  • FISHHAWK
    The osprey , found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard.
  • SMELLING
    1. The act of one who smells. 2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. Locke. Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.
  • QUICKSTEP
    A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.
  • FISH-TAIL
    Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish. Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish. -- Fish-tail propeller , a propeller with a single blade
  • QUICKNESS
    1. The condition or quality of being quick or living; life. Touch it with thy celestial quickness. Herbert. 2. Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit. This deed . . . must send thee hence With
  • FISHWIFE
    A fishwoman.
  • NOSEGAY
    A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope.
  • FISHINESS
    The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike. Pennant.
  • SCENTINGLY
    By scent. Fuller.
  • QUICKSILVER
    The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. Quicksilver horizon, a mercurial artificial horizon. See under Horizon. -- Quicksilver water, a solution of mercury nitrate used in artificial silvering; quick water.
  • QUICKHATCH
    The wolverine.
  • QUICKEN TREE
    The European rowan tree; -- called also quickbeam, and quickenbeam. See Rowan tree. (more info) aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf. G. quickenbaum,
  • QUICKWORK
    All the submerged section of a vessel's planking. The planking between the spirketing and the clamps. The short planks between the portholes.
  • QUICK-WITTED
    Having ready wit Shak.
  • FISH-TACKLE
    A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.
  • FISHMONGER
    A dealer in fish.
  • QUICKENS
    Quitch grass.
  • FISHERY
    The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters. Abbott. (more info) 1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing. Addison. 2. A place for catching fish.
  • SPILLET FISHING; SPILLIARD FISHING
    A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called trawl fishing, bultow, or bultow fishing, and long-line fishing.
  • BONEFISH
    See LADYFISH
  • FLORESCENT
    Expanding into flowers; blossoming. (more info) blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See
  • INTUMESCENT
    Swelling up; expanding.
  • MUFFISH
    Stupid; awkward.
  • TIFFISH
    Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.
  • ENQUICKEN
    To quicken; to make alive. Dr. H. More.
  • YELLOWFISH
    A rock trout found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel.
  • REVALESCENT
    Growing well; recovering strength. (more info) revalescere; pref. re- re- + valescere, v. incho. fr. valere to be
  • ADOLESCENT
    Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, Detain their adolescent charge too long. Cowper. (more info) up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See
  • CONCUPISCENTIOUS
    Concupiscent.
  • LAPIDESCENT
    Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
  • CONVALESCENTLY
    In the manner of a convalescent; with increasing strength or vigor.
  • DELITESCENT
    Lying hid; concealed.
  • GREENFISH
    See POLLOCK
  • DOGFISH
    1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked,
  • DEPASCENT
    Feeding.
  • INEFFERVESCENT
    Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.
  • WINGFISH
    A sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins. See Sea robin, under Robin.

 

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