stench
[ stench ]
/ stɛntʃ /
noun
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
a foul quality.
Origin of stench
before 900; Middle English; Old English
stenc odor (good or bad); akin to
stink
OTHER WORDS FROM stench
stench·ful, adjectiveWords nearby stench
stemson,
stemware,
stemwinder,
stemwinding,
sten gun,
stench,
stench trap,
stencil,
stencilize,
stendhal,
stengah
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British Dictionary definitions for stench
stench
/ (stɛntʃ) /
noun
a strong and extremely offensive odour; stink
Word Origin for stench
Old English
stenc; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
stank; see
stink