stink

Meanings

• Noun

  A strong, unpleasant smell.

  - "The garbage bin emitted a terrible stink."
  - "The skunk's spray had a pungent stink that lingered."

• Verb

  To emit a foul smell.

  - "The onions stink when they're burned."
  - "The cheese stinks after a few days."

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Pronunciation

1. /stɪŋk/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

fetor , odor , odour , pong , reek , smell , stench , blow , suck , fishy , pong , reek

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stink
ink , link , sink

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Variants

List of all variants of stink that leads to same result
stank , stink , stinkier , stinkiest , stinking , stinks , stinky , stunk , stink bomb , stink bombs , stink bug , stink bugs , stinkbug , stinkbugs , stink eye , stank up , stink up , stinking up , stinks up , stunk up , stank out , stink out , stinking out , stinks out , stunk out , stink up the joint

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Etymology

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Old English stincan, from stinkan, to stink.

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Trivia

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1. The strongest natural smell is that of the skunk.

2. The word 'stink' is used more frequently in literature than the word 'fragrance'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Aroma: The pleasant smell of a substance.

2. Odor: A detectable, usually pleasant or unpleasant, substance that can be detected by the sense of smell.

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Culture

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In literature, 'stink' is often used metaphorically to describe unpleasant or corrupt situations. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the term 'stinking rich' is used to describe the excessive wealth of the characters.

How to Memorize "stink"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a garbage bin overflowing with rotten food and imagine the strong, unpleasant smell that emanates from it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stink' with the smell of a skunk or a garbage bin.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sentence: 'Stink: Strong, Terrible, Intense, Nasty, Killer'.

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