stinks

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stinks

noun

  1. plural plural of stink

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Chemistry (as a subject taught in school). Very few boys could resist the attractions of mixing up chemicals, manufacturing unsavoury smells, and producing loud explosions. Bowney was an exception to the general rule, however; he never had studied "Stinks," […]

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of stink

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Closest in meaning: reek, stench, malodor, fetor, malodour, foetor, fears, bites, blows, disgusts, odors, reeks, smells, sucks, sourstuff, chemestry

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@misc{stinks_2026,
  title = {stinks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stinks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}