26984 words

perfume

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices and often used on the skin:

Examples:

What perfume are you wearing?
She adores French perfume.
2

Examples:

The perfume of the roses filled the room.
3
to make something or somewhere smell pleasant:

Examples:

In the evening, the flowers perfume the air.
The cobbled streets were perfumed by wood smoke.
4
a liquid produced and sold for its strong, pleasant smell, often used on the skin:

Examples:

[ U ] She put a few drops of perfume on the back of her neck.

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