stench
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3.5
- noun
- /stɛntʃ/
:
hedor
- The air was thick with the hot, acrid stench of the smoking fires.
- stench of stagnant water
And he's like, I couldn't believe this stench that came.
- And he's like, I couldn't believe this stench that came.
- Greed stains the soul with a stench of ruin.
- Well, because it's you can't be living in stench.
- With it came a carrion stench that made him wince and Wretch.
- I couldn't touch the jar, its stench made my head swim.
- And given those facts, she asked this question, will this institution survive the stench?
- And all of those letters and Diaries was the stench of that battlefield, a stench of death.
- That's why Judge Scott McAfee said the stench of lying was in his court after they testified.
- It leaves child abuse, sexual abuse, leaves a horrible, horrible stench behind.
- Another, less charitable review described it as smelling of Lucifer's deep furnace with a stench that would stifle virtue and good manners.
Examples
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The old man felt the wind carrying the stench to his nostrils.
Fiction book (1992) -
The stench of garbage filled the street, making it difficult to breathe.
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So you can imagine the stench by Thursday and Friday.
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His spirit is gone but his stench remains.
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The stench would be great.
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The rain had stopped, and the wind blew a stench from the river.
Fiction book (1990) -
But underneath that clean, white surface, there was the stench of decay.
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No one else appeared troubled by the growing stench of seven unwashed bodies in the cabin.
Fiction book (1991) -
The noise was deafening, and the stench of carrion was overwhelming.
Fiction book (1991) -
The stench of Viktor's blood still lingers in your veins
Synonyms
145
1.9
A strong or noticeable smell, often unpleasant like smoke
111
1.1
A very bad smell that people dislike
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6.1
A strong unpleasant smell like rotten food
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3.3
A strong sharp smell that makes your eyes water
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7.2
A strong, very bad smell from sewage or rotten garbage
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4.3
A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away
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9.0
A very strong bad smell that makes you feel sick
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8.9
A strong unpleasant smell that people find offensive
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9.9
A strong bad smell that often shows illness or decay
A very strong unpleasant smell that makes people feel sick
A strong, very bad smell that makes people feel sick
A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice
A strong, unpleasant smell that people dislike
A strong, nasty smell like rotten food that makes you feel sick
A very strong bad air that makes you think of rotting things or disease
A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose
Antonyms
Compounds
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stench comes from an old English word stincan, which meant 'to give off a smell' and is the same root as the common word stink. So a stench is a very strong, unpleasant smell that makes you want to cover your nose.