offensive+odor

  • 11hircismus — Offensive odor of the axillae. [L. hircus, goat] * * * hir·cis·mus (hir sizґməs) [L. hircus goat] the strong odor of the axillae caused by bacterial decomposition of apocrine sweat …

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  • 12malodorous — malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, rancid, fusty, musty mean having an unpleasant smell. Malodorous is the general term which is referable to any smell of this character, from one that is noticeably unpleasant to one that is… …

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  • 13smell — smellable, adj. smell less, adj. /smel/, v., smelled or smelt, smelling, n. v.t. 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning. 2. to test by the sense of… …

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  • 14smell — [[t]smɛl[/t]] v. smelled smelt, smell•ing, 1) to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of 2) to test by the sense of smell: He smelled the meat to see if it was fresh[/ex] 3) to perceive …

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  • 15stink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See malodorousness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stench, fetor, offensive odor; see smell 2 . v. Syn. smell bad, emit a stench, reek, smell, smell to high heaven, be offensive, make an offensive odor …

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  • 16fetor — A very offensive odor. [L. an offensive smell, fr. feteo, to stink] f. hepaticus a peculiar odor to the breath in persons with severe liver disease; caused by volatile aromatic substances that accumulate in the blood and urine due to defective …

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  • 17smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …

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  • 18deodorize — To use a deodorant. * * * de·odor·ize or Brit de·odor·ise dē ōd ə .rīz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of de·odor·iza·tion or Brit de·odor·isa·tion .ōd ə rə zā shən n de·odor·iz·er or Brit… …

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  • 19stink — I. intransitive verb (stank or stunk; stunk; stinking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stincan; akin to Old High German stinkan to emit a smell Date: before 12th century 1. to emit a strong offensive odor < stank of urine > 2. to be&#8230; …

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  • 20reeking — Synonyms and related words: BO, ablaze, aerial, aerodynamic, aerostatic, aery, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, airy, alight, ardent, bad, bad breath, bad smell, bad smelling, blazing, body odor, burning, candent, candescent, comburent,&#8230; …

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