Associations to the word «Stench»

Wiktionary

STENCH, noun. A strong foul smell, a stink
STENCH, noun. (figurative) a foul quality
STENCH, noun. (obsolete) A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
STENCH, verb. (obsolete) To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
STENCH, verb. To stanch.
STENCH TRAP, noun. A device to prevent foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
STENCH TRAPS, noun. Plural of stench trap

Dictionary definition

STENCH, noun. A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats