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Stench
stench
(stenches) A stench is a strong and very unpleasant smell. The stench of burning rubber was overpowering. N-COUNT: oft N of n
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stenc; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell — more at stink Date: before 12th century 1. stink 2. a characteristic repugnant quality the ~ of corruption • ~ful adjective • ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. an offensive or foul smell. Phrases and idioms stench trap a trap in a sewer etc. to prevent the upward passage of gas. Etymology: OE stenc smell f. Gmc, rel. to STINK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n C usually singular 1 a very strong unpleasant smell (the stench of urine) 2 something unpleasant that makes you believe that something very bad and dishonest is happening (the stench of privilege/injustice etc) (The stench of corruption hangs over this whole affair.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. stenc "a smell" (either pleasant or unpleasant), from P.Gmc. *stankwiz. Related to stincan "emit a smell" (see stink) as drench is to drink. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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