Smelling
11smelling salts — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly historical ▪ ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume, sniffed by someone who feels faint …
12smelling salts — n. an aromatic mixture of carbonate of ammonium with some fragrant scent, used as an inhalant in relieving faintness, headaches, etc …
13smelling of roses — see under ↑rose1 • • • Main Entry: ↑smell …
14smelling bottle — noun a bottle containing smelling salts • Hypernyms: ↑bottle * * * noun : a bottle filled with smelling salts or a scent * * * a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume. [1765 75] * * * smelling bottle noun A bottle of smelling …
15smelling like a rose — (come up) smelling like a rose to end something positively or as a winner. Everyone thought he was guilty, but Smith still came up smelling like a rose. Hahn made a terrible play in the first half, but he was smelling like a rose by the finish …
16smelling salts — noun a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness • Hypernyms: ↑formulation, ↑preparation • Substance Meronyms: ↑spirits of ammonia, ↑sal volatile * * * noun [plural] : a chemical that has a …
17smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume. [1765 75] * * * …
18smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative. [1830 40] * * * …
19smelling salts — N PLURAL A bottle of smelling salts contains a chemical with a strong smell which is used to help someone recover after they have fainted …
20smelling bottle — small container used to hold smelling salts …
