English Explanatory Dictionary

smell like a rose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.

Pronunciation

En-au-smell like a rose.ogg

Word forms

smell like a rose smells like a rose smelling like a rose smelt like a rose smelled like a rose come out smelling like a rose come out smelling of roses come up smelling like a rose come up smelling of roses

Related words

a rose by any other name would smell as sweet come up roses odour of sanctity
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