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stench

/stɛntʃ/
noun
  1. A strong foul smell; a stink.

  2. A foul quality.

    "the stench of political corruption"

  3. A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.

Synonymspong, stink
Antonymsaroma, fragrance, perfume
verb
  1. To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.

  2. To stanch.

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