QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of stink
First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English stinken, Old English stincan; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb; cognate with German stinken (verb); cf. stench
OTHER WORDS FROM stink
outstink, verb (used with object), out·stank or, often, out·stunk; out·stunk; out·stink·ing.Words nearby stink
stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo, stingray, stingy, stink, stinkard, stinkaroo, stinkball, stink bomb, stink bug
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How to use stink in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for stink
stink
/ (stɪŋk) /
noun
verb stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk (mainly intr)
See also stink out
Word Origin for stink
Old English stincan; related to Old Saxon stinkan, German stinken, Old Norse stökkva to burst; see stench
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Other Idioms and Phrases with stink
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