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
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.
• (have a strong bad smell): pong, reek
• (be greatly inferior): suck, blow (both slightly vulgar)
• (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth): be fishy
stink (plural stinks)
A strong bad smell.
(informal) A complaint or objection.
(slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
• (strong bad smell): fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench
• (informal: complaint or objection)
• (slang: chemistry)
stink (comparative more stink, superlative most stink)
(Caribbean, Guyana) Bad-smelling, stinky.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
