Thesaurus: stench

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1. v. t. To stanch.
2. v. i. A smell; an odor.
3. v. i. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink.
4. n. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
5. n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
6. To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey. 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. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.
7. To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey.
8. n:100 n a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant