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stench

/stɛntʃ/

Translations

stenchnoun

stenches

/stɛntʃ/

вонь

The stench from the garbage was unbearable.

Вонь от мусора была невыносимой.

смрад

The smrad of the rotting food filled the room.

Смрад гниющей еды наполнил комнату.

Additional translations

зловоние

дурной запах

Synonyms

stenchverb

stenched

Past Simple

stenched

Past Participle

stenching

Gerund

Archaic/obsolete usage meaning ‘to cause something to stink’ or ‘to fumigate’.

Synonyms

reek

stink

smell (bad)

emit a foul odor

give off a foul smell

odorize

taint

pollute

stenchadjective

/stɛntʃ/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "stench pipe").

Definitions

stenchnoun

A strong and very unpleasant smell.

The stench of rotting garbage filled the alley.

(figurative) A pervasive atmosphere of corruption or moral offensiveness.

There is a stench of dishonesty surrounding the deal.

stenchverb

(archaic) To fill or permeate with a foul smell; to fumigate.

The room was stenched with burning pitch to drive out vermin.

stenchadjective

Relating to, emitting, or designed to deal with foul smells (used before another noun).

The plumber replaced the broken stench trap under the sink.