stink
noun/stɪŋk/
/stɪŋk/
(informal)- [countable, usually singular] a very unpleasant smell synonym reek
- The room was filled with the stink of sweat and urine.
Extra Examples- the acrid stink of cordite
- There was an overpowering stink of burning flesh.
- What a stink! Open the window!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acrid
- overpowering
- bomb
- stink of
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- [singular] a lot of trouble and anger about something
- The whole business caused quite a stink.
- We'll kick up a stink (= complain a lot and cause trouble) if they try to close the school down.
- The parents of the pupils say they'll kick up a stink if the school roof isn't repaired before the winter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- tremendous
- cause
- kick up
- make
- …
Word OriginOld English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.
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