Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strong, foul odor; a stink.
- noun A foul or objectionable quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete variant of
stanch . - To cause to emit a stench; cause to stink.
- noun An ill smell; an offensive odor.
- noun Synonyms Stink, etc. See
smell .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To stanch.
- noun obsolete A smell; an odor.
- noun An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink.
- noun a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
- transitive verb obsolete To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
strong foul smell , astink - noun
metaphorically , a foulquality - verb obsolete To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to
stink .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Adding to the stench is the fact that the Oriental-meets-Glam-Rock fashions (designed by Ross herself!) are hideous creations that must have taken the applauding extras all their esophageal muscle control not to vomit over.
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Adding to the stench is the fact that the Oriental-meets-Glam-Rock fashions (designed by Ross herself!) are hideous creations that must have taken the applauding extras all their esophageal muscle control not to vomit over.
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The stench from the backed up toilet was the cause of her abrupt exit, so this was quite a surprise.
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He was referring to the stench of marijuana we'd used up, or else the rat cage.
Shrine Meg Pokrass 2011
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The stench from the backed up toilet was the cause of her abrupt exit, so this was quite a surprise.
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The stench from the backed up toilet was the cause of her abrupt exit, so this was quite a surprise.
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Also, on days when the tides and wind are just right, the stench is overpowering.
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As for the puddle of life, the stench is offensive to you?
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My clothes were wet with sweat and I pinched my nose to ward off the stench from the dead seal.
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The stench from the backed up toilet was the cause of her abrupt exit, so this was quite a surprise.
yarb commented on the word stench
He is here tonight,
sixty one years old,
at this moment crouched
in the piss-stenched bogs
weeping, and weeping.
- Peter Reading, 5x5x5x5x5, 1983
July 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word stench
"Great God. The Stenche."
October 7, 2008
bilby commented on the word stench
a pit of fear,
a stench,
hands unreasonable
never to touch.
- Robert Creeley, 'A Form of Women'.
August 31, 2009