perfumenoun
uk/ˈpɜː.fjuːm/us/pɝːˈfjuːm/A2 [ C or U ] a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices and often used on the skin:
What perfume are you wearing?
She adores French perfume.
[ U ] a pleasant natural smell:
The perfume of the roses filled the room.
More examples
- She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears.
- He bought his wife some duty-free perfume.
- She sprayed herself with perfume.
- Atomizers are used for putting on perfume.
- a bottle of cheap perfume
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Toiletry & perfumes
- aftershave
- agarbatti
- antiperspirant
- bath salts
- bronzer
- civet
- clippers
- cotton ball
- cotton wool
- cotton wool ball
- depilatory
- electric razor
- emollient
- frankincense
- potpourri
- razor blade
- scent
- scrub
- shave
- sponge bag
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Smells & smelling
perfume
verb [ T ] uk/ˈpɜː.fjuːm/us/ˈpɝː.fjuːm/
In the evening, the flowers perfume the air.