Stench Definition

stĕnch
noun
An offensive smell or odor; stink.
Webster's New World
A foul or objectionable quality.
The stench of corrupt government.
American Heritage
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verb

To stanch.

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Other Word Forms of Stench

Noun

Singular:
stench
Plural:
stenches

Origin of Stench

  • From Old English stenÄ‹, from Proto-Germanic *stankwaz. Compare Dutch and German stank.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English stenc odor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stench Sentence Examples

  • There was an overwhelming stench in the room.

  • A stench tickled her nose, drawing her from a heavy slumber.

  • Before the shrines reeking with the stench of slaughter the eternal fires were kept burning, and on the platform stood the huge drum, covered with snakes' skin, whose fearful sound was heard for miles.

  • His way ran through stench and fire, close to the mouth of the bottomless pit.

  • So vividly did he recall that hospital stench of dead flesh that he looked round to see where the smell came from.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTE

Words Ending With

HCHNCH

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stench

Words Starting With S and Ending With H

Starts With S & Ends With HStarts With ST & Ends With HStarts With S & Ends With CH

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With H