The word "smells" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a particular smell, or in phrases such as "it smells like..." For example, "The room smelled like freshly baked bread."
But the main reason no one comes round is because it constantly smells of pee.
I went to an all-boys comprehensive, a school where academic achievement was viewed with suspicion and where girls, with their civilising influence and nicer smells, were absent altogether.
3 Add the curry paste and fry, stirring constantly for 1 2 minutes, or until the colour of the paste deepens and it smells fragrant.
The Yips by Nicola Barker She smells of almonds, like a plump Bakewell pudding; and he is the spoon, the whipped cream, the helpless dollop of warm custard.
It was terrific, apart from one design flaw: hot air and kitchen smells rise into the upper bedroom level.
You walk for half an hour, go into a room that smells vaguely of death, scratch a thing with a bit of paper and then walk all the way home again.
"It smells of electricity!" says Angus Murray, a teacher.
And once again I felt that closeness, the colours of those songs, the smells of that city, the sound of music and warm rain falling on rooftops, carrying under doors, through windows, from balcony to balcony.
I chose an Israeli model to front it, sure, but anyone who smells it will find one word forming on their lips: struggle.
Arriving in Morocco, my travelling companion, Alice, and I were struck first by illegal smells - cigarette smoke indoors - a perfume that seemed instantly glamorous.
Heat the oil in a wok or wide frying pan, and then fry the paste until it smells cooked.
