offensive+smell

  • 101putrefy — [c]/ˈpjutrəfaɪ / (say pyoohtruhfuy) verb (putrefied, putrefying) –verb (t) 1. to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive smell. –verb (i) 2. to become putrid; rot. 3. to become gangrenous. {Middle English putrefie(n), from Old… …

  • 102stench — /stɛntʃ / (say stench) noun 1. an offensive smell; stink. 2. ill smelling quality: *It is not merely the stench of weasel we inhale as we read the poem, but the stench of fear. –maureen colman, 1967. {Middle English; Old English stenc} …

  • 103noisome — ► ADJECTIVE literary 1) having an extremely offensive smell. 2) disagreeable; unpleasant. ORIGIN from obsolete noy (shortened form of ANNOY(Cf. ↑annoying)) …

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  • 104dog fennel — n. 1. an annual weed (Anthemis cotula) of the composite family, having daisylike flower heads with white rays and yellow centers, and an offensive smell; mayweed ☆ 2. a tall, annual weed (Eupatorium capillifolium) of the composite family, with… …

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  • 105stench — [stench] n. [ME < OE stenc < base of stincan, to STINK] an offensive smell or odor; stink …

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  • 106stink bomb — n. a device made to burn or explode and give off an offensive smell …

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  • 107Polemonium viscosum — noun tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell • Syn: ↑skunkweed, ↑skunk weed • Hypernyms: ↑polemonium …

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  • 108skunk-weed — noun tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell • Syn: ↑skunkweed, ↑Polemonium viscosum • Hypernyms: ↑polemonium …

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  • 109skunkweed — noun tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell • Syn: ↑skunk weed, ↑Polemonium viscosum • Hypernyms: ↑polemonium …

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  • 110graveolence — noun also graveolency (plural graveolences also graveolencies) Etymology: Latin graveolentia, from graveolent , graveolens + ia y obsolete : a strong and offensive smell …

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