stench
[ stench ]
/ stɛntʃ /
noun
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
a foul quality.
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Origin of stench
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stenc “odor (good or bad)”; akin to stink
synonym study for stench
See odor.
OTHER WORDS FROM stench
stenchful, adjectiveWords nearby stench
stem to stern, stem turn, stemware, stemwinder, stemwinding, stench, stench trap, stencil, stencilize, Stendhal, stengah
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stench
/ (stɛntʃ) /
noun
a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink
Word Origin for stench
Old English stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German stank; see stink
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