 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stench
noun: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: {malodor},
{malodour}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor}, {foetor}, {mephitis}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stench \Stench\, verb (used with an object)
To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stench \Stench\, noun [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See
{Stink}, verb (used without an object)]
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stench \Stench\, verb (used with an object) [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan
to smell. See {Stench}, noun]
To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
[Obs.] --Young.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "stench":
aroma, bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, breath, bung, caulk,
chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, congest,
constipate, cork, cover, dam, dam up, definite odor,
detectable odor, effluvium, emanation, essence, exhalation, fetor,
fill, fill up, flavor, foul, foul odor, fragrance, fume, funk, jam,
mephitis, noisomeness, obstipate, obstruct, odor, pack, plug,
plug up, redolence, reek, savor, scent, smell, spile, spoor,
stanch, stay, stink, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff,
stuff up, subtle odor, trace, trail, whiff
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