stench : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stench	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for stench
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stench n a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stench \Stench\, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See {Stench}, n.] To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stench \Stench\, v. t. To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See {Stink}, v. i.] 1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.] Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden. 2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper. {Stench trap}, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.