A monetary unit or coin worth 1/100th of the basic value: That car is not worth a cent.

1. A particular odor or smell, typically pleasant but not necessarily: Kurt could smell the rancid scent from the factory long before he got to the front door.
2. An indication or hint of something to come: There was a scent of trouble in the air.

The past tense of "send": having caused something to happen, to communicate, or to convey: Cody was sent away in disgrace because of the poor language he had used in the meeting.

"Flora was sent to Australia on a mission by the government."

1. A characteristic or particular odor left by an animal on a surface: Roland's dog was sniffing around the tree and picked up the scent of the raccoon.
2. Perfume or other nice smelling liquid worn for the enhancement of one's personality: Thelma's aunt wore her favorite scent when she went to the opera.

To get a hint or inkling of something: The supervisor could scent that trouble was brewing among the workers.

1. To have caused something to go in a particular direction: The teacher sent Shannon home because she seemed to be very sick.
2. To have dispatched: Sheila sent an e-mail to her uncle about the train schedule.
3. To have grown as part of normal development: The flowers sent out new shoots in the spring.
4. To have discharged or poured out: The volcano sent up a cloud of smoke and ash.