stench
Americannoun
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an offensive smell or odor; stink.
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a foul quality.
noun
Related Words
See odor.
Other Word Forms
- stenchful adjective
Etymology
Origin of stench
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English stenc “odor (good or bad)”; akin to stink
Example Sentences
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In the open sewer outside, plastic bags and bottles drift through charcoal-grey sludge, its stench thick in the air.
From BBC
The air was thick with the stench of a decomposing dog, left out to rot with no residents around to remove it.
From Barron's
I’m quickly blessed with the stench of what smells like rotting meat.
From Literature
On summer nights the sound of laughter from pubs and bars wafts through his neighbourhood - but so does the stench of rubbish.
From BBC
Striker John Fashanu said the Wimbledon players did not shower or brush their teeth for a week before the game in an attempt to put Liverpool off with their stench.
From BBC
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