emit a stench

  • 1Stench — Stench, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See {Stench}, n.] To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2stench — O.E. stenc a smell (either pleasant or unpleasant), from P.Gmc. *stankwiz (Cf. O.S. stanc, O.H.G. stanch, Ger. stank). Related to stincan emit a smell (see STINK (Cf. stink)) as drench is to drink. The notion of evil smell predominated from… …

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  • 3stench — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stenc; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell more at stink Date: before 12th century 1. stink 2. a characteristic repugnant quality < the stench of corruption > • stenchful adjective •&#8230; …

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  • 4stink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See malodorousness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stench, fetor, offensive odor; see smell 2 . v. Syn. smell bad, emit a stench, reek, smell, smell to high heaven, be offensive, make an offensive odor …

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  • 5stink — I. v. n. Smell bad, smell ill, emit a stench. II. n. Stench, fetor, offensive odor, bad smell …

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  • 6reek — Synonyms and related words: BO, aerate, aerify, afterdamp, ash, ashes, atomize, bad breath, bad smell, be aromatic, be redolent of, blackdamp, bleed, blow, body odor, brand, breath, breathe, breathe out, calx, carbon, carbonate, charcoal,&#8230; …

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  • 10stink — Synonyms and related words: BO, bad breath, bad smell, be aromatic, be redolent of, body odor, breathe, emit a smell, exhale, fetidity, fetidness, fetor, foul breath, foul odor, frowst, funk, graveolence, halitosis, malodor, mephitis, miasma,&#8230; …

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