stench
stench is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A smell; an odor. [Obs.] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. Dryden.
- 2.An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper. Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
- 3.To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrid
- acridity
- assafoetida
- astringency
- astringent
- bad
- bite
- biting
- bitter
- empyreuma
- empyreumatic
- fetid
- fetor
- fitchet
- fitchew
- foul
- foulness
- frouzy
- fulsome
- fungus
- fusty
- garlic
- gas
- harsh
- have
- high
- like
- malodor
- mephitic
- mustiness
- musty
- nidorous
- noisome
- odor
- offensive
- olid
- olidous
- peccary
- polecat
- putrid
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is stench.
- What is a smell; an odor. [Obs.] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. Dryden called?
- What is an ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper. Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc called?
- What is to cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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