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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

aroma, bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, breath, bung, caulk, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, congest, constipate, cork, cover, dam, dam up, definite odor, detectable odor, effluvium, emanation, essence, exhalation, fetor, fill, fill up, flavor, foul, foul odor, fragrance, fume, funk, jam, mephitis, noisomeness, obstipate, obstruct, odor, pack, plug, plug up, redolence, reek, savor, scent, smell, spile, spoor, stanch, stay, stink, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff, stuff up, subtle odor, trace, trail, whiff

Dictionary Results for stench:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

stench
    n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
         malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
         foetor, mephitis]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stench \Stench\, v. t.
   To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See
   Stink, v. i.]
   1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]
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            Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden.
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   2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper.
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   Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air
      from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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