stench

stench
    n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
         {malodor}, {malodour}, {stench}, {stink}, {reek}, {fetor},
         {foetor}, {mephitis}]
    

Stench \Stench\, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan
   to smell. See {Stench}, n.]
   To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
   [Obs.] --Young.
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Stench \Stench\, v. t.
   To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See
   {Stink}, v. i.]
   1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]
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            Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden.
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   2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper.
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   {Stench trap}, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air
      from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
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65 Moby Thesaurus words for "stench":
      aroma, bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, breath, bung, caulk,
      chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, congest,
      constipate, cork, cover, dam, dam up, definite odor,
      detectable odor, effluvium, emanation, essence, exhalation, fetor,
      fill, fill up, flavor, foul, foul odor, fragrance, fume, funk, jam,
      mephitis, noisomeness, obstipate, obstruct, odor, pack, plug,
      plug up, redolence, reek, savor, scent, smell, spile, spoor,
      stanch, stay, stink, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff,
      stuff up, subtle odor, trace, trail, whiff