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  • 11smell — (v.) late 12c., emit or perceive an odor, also (n.) odor, aroma, stench; not found in O.E., perhaps cognate with M.Du. smolen, Low Ger. smelen to smolder (see SMOLDER (Cf. smolder)). OED says no doubt of O.E. origin, but not recorded, and not… …

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  • 12Nirvana — This article is about the religious concept. For the American grunge band, see Nirvana (band). For other uses, see Nirvana (disambiguation). Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान (nibbāna); Prakrit: णिव्वाण) is a central concept in Indian… …

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  • 13stink — /stingk/, v., stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stinking; n. v.i. 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. 3. Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks …

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  • 15stink — O.E. stincan emit a smell of any kind (class III strong verb; past tense stonc), from W.Gmc. *stenkwanan (Cf. O.S. stincan, O.H.G. stinkan, Du. stinken), from the root of STENCH (Cf. stench). O.E. swote stincan to smell sweet, but offensive sense …

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  • 16stink — [[t]stɪŋk[/t]] v. stank, often, stunk; stunk; stink•ing; 1) to emit a strong offensive smell 2) to be offensive to propriety 3) inf Informal. to be disgustingly inferior 4) sts Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usu. fol. by of or… …

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  • 17stink — /stɪŋk / (say stingk) verb (i) (stank or stunk, stinking) 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be in extremely bad repute or disfavour. 3. Colloquial to be very inferior in quality. –noun 4. a strong offensive smell; stench. 5. Colloquial …

  • 18reek — [n] strong odor effluvium, fetor, mephitis, smell, stench, stink; concept 600 reek [v] smell of; be characterized by be permeated by, be redolent of, emit, fume, give off odor, have an odor, smell, smoke, steam, stench, stink; concept 600 …

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  • 19stink — v. & n. v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1 intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. (often foll. by out) fill (a place) with a stink. 3 tr. (foll. by out etc.) drive (a person) out etc. by a stink. 4 intr. colloq. be or seem very… …

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  • 20stink bomb — noun a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes • Syn: ↑stench bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun : a small bomb charged usually with chemicals that gives off a foul odor on bursting * * * a small bomb made to emit a foul… …

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