Sentence:  Anita put out the remaining candles with a long snuffer , and in the <WSD>smell</WSD> of scented candlewick , the comforting awareness of each other 's bodies , the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered , their minds grew numb and then empty of images . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form