skunk
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- noun
- /skʌŋk/
- US
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mofeta
- Back home, we had a pet skunk.
- striped skunk
- rabid skunk
- rabies in skunks
They used to say I smelled like a skunk and now they don't.
- They used to say I smelled like a skunk and now they don't.
- How does tomato juice make skunk smell go away?
- In the comic strip Lil Abner, they ground up dead skunks to make the moonshine.
- But some people find even the tiniest bit of the smell of skunk or must to be noxious or awful.
- Like, OK, our raccoon population and our skunk population has boomed in the last five years.
- That is skunk essence stink bomb.
- God, that smell was awful, said the skunk.
Examples
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Squirrels nested in the chimney, and a skunk lived in the cellar.
Fiction book (1999) -
How do you know what a skunk looks like?
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We thought we found them, but Sniffer led us straight to a skunk instead.
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Tails up like question marks, two skunks rummage in the dusty leaves of a young eucalyptus.
Fiction book (1993) -
I saw a skunk wandering through the garden last night, and I was careful not to startle it.
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After the skunk sprayed, the foul smell lingered in the air for hours.
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When camping, it is important to keep food safely stored to avoid attracting a skunk.
Synonyms
A small black and white animal that sprays a strong bad smell when afraid
A small animal from the United States and Mexico with black and white spotted fur
A small skunk with a black and white spotted and striped coat that lives in the United States and Mexico
A small skunk with black and white fur in a marbled pattern from the United States and Mexico
A small black animal with white stripes that sprays a strong bad smell when scared
A common North American skunk with black and white fur
A skunk with a white band of fur around its neck that lives in Mexico and southern Arizona
A small black and white skunk with a long white hood found in Mexico and the southern United States
A large skunk with a bare, pig-like snout and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
A large skunk with a bare pig-like nose and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
A large skunk with a long nose and white back and tail from southwestern North America and Mexico
A large skunk with a long nose and a white stripe on its back and tail
A large skunk with a bare nose and white back and tail found in southwestern North America and Mexico
Idioms
- Informal
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Compounds
- US
A large skunk with a bare nose and white back and tail found in southwestern North America and Mexico
- Specialized
A small skunk with black and white fur in a marbled pattern from the United States and Mexico
- Specialized
A large skunk with a bare, pig-like snout and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
A large skunk with a bare pig-like nose and a white back and tail from southwestern North America
- US
A skunk with a white band of fur around its neck that lives in Mexico and southern Arizona
- US
A stocky wild animal from North America with thick fur that eats meat, like a wolverine
A small animal from the United States and Mexico with black and white spotted fur
A small black animal with white stripes that sprays a strong bad smell when scared
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skunk comes from a Native American word like seganku that meant 'one who sprays'. That's why the animal is named for its famous bad-smelling spray.