burnt smell
Acrid smoky scent
A burnt smell is the distinctive odor produced when something is scorched, charred, or overheated—whether food left too long on the stove, an electrical short, or rubber on hot pavement.
The phrase often signals alarm or investigation: There's a burnt smell coming from the garage.
Unlike simply "burning," a burnt smell may linger after the source has stopped burning or indicate damage already done.
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- charredBurned until black
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
- singedSuperficially burned
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
scorched · toast · fire · house fire · electrical fire · carbon · soot · blackened · fire damage · crispy · sulfur · embers · charcoal grill · smoky · smoke alarm · bitter · pungent · rubbery
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Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere
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