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STINK
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis
(noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
reek, stink
(verb) smell badly and offensively; “The building reeks of smoke”
stink
(verb) be extremely bad in quality or in one’s performance; “This term paper stinks!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
stink (third-person singular simple present stinks, present participle stinking, simple past stunk or stank, past participle stunk)
(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
(intransitive, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
(intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
(transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Synonyms
• (have a strong bad smell): pong, reek
• (be greatly inferior): suck, blow (both slightly vulgar)
• (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth): be fishy
Noun
stink (plural stinks)
A strong bad smell.
(informal) A complaint or objection.
(slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
Synonyms
• (strong bad smell): fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench
• (informal: complaint or objection)
• (slang: chemistry)
Adjective
stink (comparative more stink, superlative most stink)
(Caribbean, Guyana) Bad-smelling, stinky.
Anagrams
• knits, sinkt, skint, snikt, tinks
Source: Wiktionary
Stink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk, Stank (, p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] Etym: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stökkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. Stench.]
Definition: To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
Stink, v. t.
Definition: To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Stink, n. Etym: [AS. stinc.]
Definition: A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. Fire stink. See under Fire.
– Stink-fire lance. See under Lance.
– Stink rat (Zoöl.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink shad (Zoöl.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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