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STENCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Synonyms:
fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stench" is a kind of...):
odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell (the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stench"):
niff; pong (an unpleasant smell)
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