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stench

N กลิ่น เหม็น  klin-men

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STENCH

n.[See Stink. ] An ill smell; offensive odor.

 

STENCH

v.t. 1. To cause to emit a hateful smell. [Not in use. ]
2. To stanch; to stop. [Not in use. ]

 

STENCHY

a.Having an offensive smell. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STENCH

STENCH Stench, v. t.

 

Defn: To stanch. [Obs. ] Harvey.

 

STENCH

Stench, n. Etym: [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See Stink, v. i.]

 

1. A smell; an odor. [Obs. ] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. Dryden.

 

2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper. Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.

 

STENCH

Stench, v. t. Etym: [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See Stench, n.]

 

Defn: To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs. ] Young.

 

STENCHY

STENCHY Stench "y, a.

 

Defn: Having a stench. [Obs. ] Dyer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stench

stench |stenCH stɛntʃ | noun a strong and very unpleasant smell: the stench of rotting fish. ORIGIN Old English stenc smell, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink .

 

stench warfare

stench war fare noun the use of highly offensive odors to sicken, immobilize, or drive away an enemy: they are hoping to win a big contract for their innovations in stench warfare. ORIGIN on the pattern of trench warfare .

 

Oxford Dictionary

stench

stench |stɛn (t )ʃ | noun a strong and very unpleasant smell: the stench of rotting fish. ORIGIN Old English stenc smell , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink .

 

stench warfare

stench war fare noun the use of highly offensive odors to sicken, immobilize, or drive away an enemy: they are hoping to win a big contract for their innovations in stench warfare. ORIGIN on the pattern of trench warfare .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stench

stench noun the stench from the basement was vile: stink, reek, whiff, fetor, funk; literary miasma.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stench

stench noun the stench made me feel sick: stink, bad smell, foul smell, reek, miasma, effluvium; Brit. informal niff, pong, whiff, hum; Scottish informal guff; N. Amer. informal funk; rare mephitis, malodour, fetor, noisomeness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stench

stench /sten (t )ʃ /名詞 C 〖a /the 1 悪臭 (を放つもの ).2 不快なもの ; (悪い )気配 .