foul odor
1foul — [foul] adj. [ME < OE ful, akin to Ger faul, rotten, lazy < IE base * pū , * pu , to stink (< ? exclamation of disgust) > L putere, to rot, Gr pyon, PUS] 1. so offensive to the senses as to cause disgust; stinking; loathsome [a foul… …
2foul — 01. There is a [foul] smell coming from the dumpster. 02. The student was sent to the principal s office for using [foul] language in class. 03. The boss is in a really [foul] mood today, so you d better stay out of his way. 04. We had really… …
3foul-smelling — adjective offensively malodorous (Freq. 2) a foul odor the kitchen smelled really funky • Syn: ↑fetid, ↑foetid, ↑foul, ↑funky, ↑noisome, ↑sme …
4foul-smelling — adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor. Syn: fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
5odor — US var. of ODOUR. * * * odour [odour odours] (especially US odor) [ˈəʊdə(r)] [ˈoʊdər] …
6odor — odorful, adj. odorless, adj. /oh deuhr/, n. 1. the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: to have an unpleasant odor. 2. a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent. 3. an agreeable scent; fragrance. 4. a disagreeable… …
7odor — o•dor [[t]ˈoʊ dər[/t]] n. 1) the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell: a beautiful flower with an unpleasant odor[/ex] 2) phl a sensation perceived by the sense of smell; scent 3) a quality or property characteristic or… …
8odor — n. smell 1) to emit, exude, give off, produce an odor 2) to perceive; recognize an odor 3) a faint, slight; fetid, foul, rank, unpleasant; heavy; musty; pleasant; pungent, strong odor 4) an odor emanates from repute (BE) 5) in bad; good odor …
9foul — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dirty, soiled, disgusting; stormy, unpleasant; obscene, indecent; clogged, choked, entangled; unfair, underhand. See uncleanness, impurity, improbity. fall foul of II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Soiled] …
10odor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pleasant smell Nouns 1. odor, odorousness, smell, scent, effluvium; emanation, exhalation; fume, essence, trail, redolence; pungency; fragrance, aroma, perfume, bouquet, ambrosia, ester; sense of smell,… …
