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Stench compounds are chemicals, almost always organic chemicals, that have an unpleasant odor. Their odor contrasts with that of fragrance compounds. A
Stench_compound
Chemical compound that has a smell or odor
are widely used in cosmetics and are the basis for a large industry. Stench compounds have unpleasant odors. Some are used as odorizer or an odorant usually
Fragrance_compound
Chemical element with atomic number 17 (Cl)
(chlorinated lime). Labarraque's discovery helped to remove the terrible stench of decay from hospitals and dissecting rooms, and by doing so, effectively
Chlorine
IFRA list: https://d3t14p1xronwr0.cloudfront.net/docs/ifra-fragrance-ingredient-glossary-april-2020.pdf List of compounds Stench compound
List_of_fragrance_compounds
Common name of mammals in the family Mephitidae
notorious for their use of stench compounds as defensive weapon. The spray consists of a mixture of organosulfur compounds that have an offensive odor
Skunk
Chemical compound whose extreme stench acts as a temporary incapacitant
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A malodorant is a chemical compound whose extreme stench acts as a temporary incapacitant. It attacks the olfactory and/or
Malodorant
Chemical compound
synthesis. This liquid, which is readily available commercially, has an intense stench. 1,3-Propanedithiol has been used for the protection of aldehydes and ketones
Propane-1,3-dithiol
Chemical compound
Benzene-1,2-dithiol is the organosulfur compound with the formula C6H6S2 or C6H4(SH)2. This colourless viscous liquid consists of a benzene ring with a
Benzene-1,2-dithiol
Chemical compound of calcium
commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline, crystalline solid at room temperature
Calcium_oxide
Volatile chemical compounds perceived by the sense of smell
differences) is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can
Odor
Medical condition
Fetor hepaticus or foetor hepaticus (Latin, "liver stench" ("fetid liver") (see spelling differences), also known as breath of the dead or hepatic foetor
Fetor_hepaticus
Arsenic sublimes at 1 atmosphere pressure. Greek selḗnē 'moon' Greek brômos 'stench' Greek kryptós 'hidden' Latin rubidus 'deep red' Strontian, a village in
List_of_chemical_elements
Chemical compound
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or methylthiomethane is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S. It is the simplest thioether and has a characteristic
Dimethyl_sulfide
Permanently flooded village in Malabon, Philippines
The Artex Compound is a permanently flooded residential area in Malabon, Philippines. Nicknamed the "Venice of Malabon", the compound is known for its
Artex_Compound
Chemical compound
S-Methyl methanethiosulfonate, also known as MMTS, is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH3−SO2−S−CH3. It is the S-methyl ester of methanethiosulfonic
S-Methyl_methanethiosulfonate
Chemical compound
Tributylphosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula P(CH2CH2CH2CH3)3, often abbreviated as PBu3. It is a tertiary phosphine. It
Tributylphosphine
Chemical compound
Thioacetamide is an organosulfur compound with the formula C2H5NS. This white crystalline solid is soluble in water and serves as a source of sulfide ions
Thioacetamide
Chemical element with atomic number 35 (Br)
Balard (in 1826), its name was derived from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (bromos) 'stench', referring to its sharp and pungent smell. Elemental bromine is very reactive
Bromine
Chemical compound
Potassium hydrosulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula KSH. This colourless salt consists of the cation K+ and the bisulfide anion [SH]−. It
Potassium_hydrosulfide
Chemical compound
Ethanethiol, commonly known as ethyl mercaptan, is an organosulfur compound with the formula C2H6S or CH3CH2SH. It is a colorless liquid with a distinct
Ethanethiol
Fictional comic book character
tapeworm and a childhood friend nicknamed "Det", with an unnaturally powerful stench. With his childhood friends, he played at being a boy detective; they discovered
Hughie_Campbell
Bitter alkaloid of the cacao plant
"food of the gods". Despite its name, the compound contains no bromine, which is based on Greek bromos ("stench"). Theobromine is the primary alkaloid found
Theobromine
Chemical compound
Sodium hydrosulfide is the chemical compound with the formula NaSH. This compound is the product of the half-neutralization of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
Sodium_hydrosulfide
Chemical compound
Ammonium hydrosulfide is the chemical compound with the formula [NH4]SH. It is the salt derived from the ammonium cation and the hydrosulfide anion. The
Ammonium_hydrosulfide
Natural dye extracted from Murex sea snails
collected in large vats and left to decompose. This produced a hideous stench that was mentioned by ancient authors. Not much is known about the subsequent
Tyrian_purple
Chemical compound
chemistry, (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) is a hybrid organic compound used as a monomer in organosilicon reactions. It consists of a central
(3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane
(3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane
Chemical compound
fruity undertone. The R-enantiomer is the main component of the warning stench of the North American porcupine. γ-Decalactone Tamura, Hirotoshi; Appel
Δ-Decalactone
Device designed to create an unpleasant smell
therefore a lower-volatility compound is capable of providing comparable stench intensity to a higher-volatility compound, but for longer time. Another
Stink_bomb
Chemical compound (CH3SeO2H)
Methaneseleninic acid (methylseleninic acid or MSA) is an organoselenium compound, a seleninic acid with the chemical formula CH3SeO2H. Its structure is
Methaneseleninic_acid
Chemical compound
Tetrahydrothiophene is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH2)4S. The molecule consists of a five-membered saturated ring with four methylene groups
Tetrahydrothiophene
Ion, and compounds containing the ion
English) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive
Sulfide
Slaughter of Muslims and Jews by Christian Crusaders
also ordered all the Saracen dead to be cast outside because of the great stench, since the whole city was filled with their corpses; and so the living Saracens
Massacre_of_Jerusalem_(1099)
Methyl ester of trithiocarbonic acid
Dimethyl trithiocarbonate is an organic compound with the chemical formula S=C(SCH3)2. It is a methyl ester of trithiocarbonic acid. This chemical belongs
Dimethyl_trithiocarbonate
Group of chemical elements
"greenish-yellow". Bromine's name comes from the Greek word bromos, meaning "stench". Iodine's name comes from the Greek word iodes, meaning "violet". Astatine's
Halogen
Malodorant, non-lethal weapon used for crowd control
sprayed from a water cannon. Then imagine not being able to get rid of the stench for at least three days, no matter how often you try to scrub yourself clean
Skunk_(weapon)
Maxim of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
genitals. Yet another variation has the fourth monkey hold its nose to avoid a stench and has been dubbed "smell no evil" accordingly. The opposite version of
Three_wise_monkeys
1991 humorous-fantasy novel by Tom Holt
but, as a side effect, gave them a horrible, unbearable stench. Every seven years, the stench wears off, briefly, and the crew can land and reprovision
Flying_Dutch
Group of chemical elements
also smells unpleasant, and selenophenol is renowned for its "metaphysical stench". There are also thioketones, selenoketones, and telluroketones. Out of
Chalcogen
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
restaurants, public spaces and cultural institutions with Skunk, a lasting stench used to contain protests. On 7 May, large numbers of police were deployed
2021_Israel–Palestine_crisis
Top-secret malodorant
concluded that Who, Me? was a failure. Couch, Christina (June 27, 2018). "The stench of war". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2025-10-12. Redazione (2022-12-27)
Who_Me
Chemical compound
(nD) 1.482 Hazards Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): Main hazards Stench GHS labelling: Pictograms Signal word Warning Hazard statements H315, H319
3-Methyl-3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol
American comedian (born 1967)
comedy career. He recorded a one-hour special for Comedy Central titled The Stench of Failure that aired on October 18, 2014. On November 4, 2014, Lange sent
Artie_Lange
British toyline
attempted to destroy the humans with their decomposing Stench weapons (which excreted a green compound similar to Play-Doh). MANTA Force - Giant 2-in-1 spaceship
Manta_Force
Mixture of fragrant substance
/pərˈfjuːm/ pər-FEWM) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to
Perfume
Bodily function of expelling intestinal gas from the anus
century AD). Augustine mentions "people who produce at will without any stench such rhythmical sounds from their fundament that they appear to be making
Flatulence
Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947)
Retrieved October 12, 2016. "Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger leaves a foul stench". Dailynews.com. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on October 13,
Arnold_Schwarzenegger
Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait
still await burial, and make their presence apparent by the indescribable stench. They lie in knots and entangled masses impossible to unravel, and often
1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)
injustice, I become injustice. For example, paper mills give off a terrible stench. But the people who work there don't smell it. Remember, Dr. King was assassinated
Dick_Gregory
upon with Bren light machine guns, firing extraneously to the point that a stench of cordite filled the air. Israeli soldier Marek Gefen, in his account of
Israeli_war_crimes
Abbreviations used in chemistry
mainly for chemical elements, but also for functional groups, chemical compounds, and other entities. Element symbols for chemical elements, also known
Chemical_symbol
Fungus known as the common stinkhorn
impudicus, its form reminiscent of love, and its odor, of death. For the stench given off by the impudicus was strikingly like that of a decaying corpse
Phallus_impudicus
Chinese fermented tofu with a strong odor
17 April 2019. Some say it smells like dirty socks, while others say its stench is akin to that of rotting cheese, dirty garbage, or manure. [...] Stinky
Stinky_tofu
Marksman in German folklore
hunter refused, so the rider threw something onto the fire, which caused a stench that made them lose consciousness. When the hunter recovered, he took the
Freischütz
Species of flowering plant
to stick to the beaks of birds and be carried over long distances. The stench given off when broken is thought to have evolved to repel predation from
Pittosporum_tobira
Christian conquest of the First Crusade
also ordered all the Saracen dead to be cast outside because of the great stench, since the whole city was filled with their corpses; and so the living Saracens
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1099)
Ugandan religious movement (1989–2000)
recounted that the fire caused everything to be covered in smoke, soot, and the stench of burnt flesh, and that many could not eat meat for several months after
Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
Movement_for_the_Restoration_of_the_Ten_Commandments_of_God
Regent of China from 1861 to 1908
in Paris of the "vixen empress and vermin emperor" that "their lingering stench makes me vomit." The childless Guangxu Emperor was succeeded by Cixi's choice
Empress_Dowager_Cixi
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
your armed forces have undertaken the overthrow of the corrupt regime, the stench of which has sickened and horrified us all. At a single blow our gallant
Muammar_Gaddafi
Biblical patriarch, son of Isaac
condemned this act, saying: "You have brought trouble on me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land." He later
Jacob
Earthquake impacting Myanmar and Thailand
while much of the city was abandoned. Residents also reported a strong stench emanating from residential areas due to unrecovered bodies. As the Muslim
2025_Myanmar_earthquake
Undead creature from Norse mythology
ghostlore), or more precisely, inhabited haunts that often issued foul stench. In the Old Icelandic sagas, Draugrs were said to be either hel-blár ("death-blue")
Draugr
Egyptian Christian monk and hermit
horrified by this terrible and palpable presence of death. The unsupportable stench hits their noses. The abhorrent scene dismays them. Only Macarius the Great
Macarius_of_Egypt
Adulterated food scandal in the 1850s
Swill milk dairies were noted for their filthy conditions and overpowering stench both caused by the close confinement of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of
Swill_milk_scandal
Japanese mythical creature
Kappa shūki ni hekieki (東京開化狂画名所・深川木場川童臭気に辟易; "kappa flabbergasted by stench") (1881, cf. Fig. right), showing two kappa being farted on by a human,
Kappa_(folklore)
Extraterrestrials in the science fiction franchise
Reptilians say that their lair, in which the Xindi Council now convenes, has a "stench of failure." Xindi-Insectoids Xindi-Insectoids resemble a cross between
List_of_Star_Trek_aliens
physically abusive to her as well. Percy later learns that Gabe's strong human stench hid Percy and his mother from detection by monsters. At the end of The Lightning
List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan
List_of_characters_in_mythology_novels_by_Rick_Riordan
English scientist, surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
student days at the college, that while Coleridge could smell 75 different stenches during his student days in Cologne, Lang counted more. The city was so
Joseph_Lister
Alternative rock radio station in Los Angeles
Jamie, Jack and Stench to return. Ninety-seven percent said yes, and a week later, they returned to the air. However, Jamie, Jack and Stench were replaced
KYSR
Fictional organisation in the James Bond franchise
Cummings), always appears fondling a rubber mouse. An evil organisation named STENCH (Society for the Total Extermination of Non-Conforming Humans) is featured
SPECTRE
organic matter. Raw sewage, Illegal dumping of industrial waste. Has a stench which has been a cause of numerous complaints, particularly during the summer
List_of_most_polluted_rivers
1791 death of a composer
the patient was unable to make the smallest movement, moreover, there was stench, which reflected an internal disintegration which, after death, increased
Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Death_of_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
First-run airings of the ITV medical dramedy
8.99 Vernon Cooke (Hugh Lloyd) is inexplicably emanating a horrible stench and consults Doctor Ellingham. Local radio host Caroline Bosman (Felicity
List_of_Doc_Martin_episodes
Survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison camp
also passed Choeung Ek (the Killing Fields area) where they smelled a "stench of something like dead animals on the night breeze". At a certain point
Bou_Meng
to decay become so malodorous that it will be impossible to remove the stench and sell? If gasoline is poured down a drain pipe and lit while a person
List_of_MythBusters_episodes
Species of pinniped
Raw sewage had been dumped in the harbor since the late 1800s and the stench of faecal matter in the Charles River was overpowering, as evidenced by
Harbor_seal
American aerospace engineer (1910–1990)
Lightning prototype. Moving from the distillery to a larger building, the stench from a nearby plastic factory was so vile that Irv Culver, one of the engineers
Kelly_Johnson_(engineer)
1863 battle of the American Civil War
series of piles south of town; townsfolk became violently ill from the stench. Meanwhile, the town of Gettysburg, with its population of just 2,400, found
Battle_of_Gettysburg
Bennett. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Henthorn, Tom (Spring 2008). ""Stench!" Arnold Bennett's End and the Beginning of "Finnegans Wake"" (PDF). Twentieth
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
All Latin and Greek roots beginning with G
Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project. "In compounds com- was unchanged before b, p, m, and in comes and its derivatives; m
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/A–G
Archipelago in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
visited in 1799 he noted that "the air is infected by a stench almost insupportable – a compound of rotten fish, filth of all sorts and stinking seafowl"
St_Kilda,_Scotland
Volcanic fissure in Iceland
John Grattan at International Volcanic Heath Hazard Network A Sulphurous Stench: Illness and Death in Europe Following the Eruption of the Laki Fissure
Laki
Species of fish
. Fish with red flesh tended to spoil quickly and develop a noticeable stench, so in the days before refrigeration, the Japanese aristocracy despised
Atlantic_bluefin_tuna
Antisemitic conspiracy theory
History and Education, p. 146. "There our troops found sights, sounds, and stenches horrible beyond belief, cruelties so enormous as to be incomprehensible
Holocaust_denial
British invasion of the Kingdom of Benin
human beings were lying in the path and bush—even in the king's compound the sight and stench of them was awful. Dead and mutilated bodies were everywhere
Benin_Expedition_of_1897
1994 video game
which were accompanied by scratch-and-sniff ads. These pages left a literal stench in gaming magazines. [...] Nonetheless, EarthBound still managed to inch
EarthBound
Electronic sensor for odor detection
Cooney (30 April 2009). "NASA's electronic nose can sniff out cancer, space stench". Network World. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Edward J. Staples
Electronic_nose
ISBN 978-0-253-02505-0. Gleim, Sarah (12 November 2015). "Skunk Water: A Weapon That Uses Stench to Control Crowds". HowStuffWorks. Archived from the original on 27 August
Human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel
Human_rights_violations_against_Palestinians_by_Israel
it to climb slopes, walls, and trees. To protect itself, it releases a stench from its antennae. It camouflages itself in piles of leaves, or tries to
List_of_generation_I_Pokémon
River that flows from Mexico into the United States
1940s. Extremely high concentrations of fecal coliform bacteria caused a stench at its entry into the U.S. Under provisions of the 1944 Water Treaty with
New River (Mexico–United States)
New_River_(Mexico–United_States)
Microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's atmosphere
for 15 hours and sending fumes across city". South China Morning Post. "Stench from burning metal-waste ship blows across HK". The Standard. Hong Kong
Particulate_matter
Type of wastewater treatment system with a fixed bed of rocks or similar
Retrieved 13 December 2019. "Updates on the wastewater treatment plant stench". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2022. Saudi Aramco. "Saudi
Trickling_filter
Massacre of refugees by the Rwandan Patriotic Front
forced to relieve themselves where they stand or where they have fallen. The stench takes my breath away... The refugees do nothing, say nothing, just stare
Kibeho_massacre
elements in East Asian languages, along with those for some chemical compounds (mostly organic), are among the newest words to enter the local vocabularies
Chemical elements in East Asian languages
Chemical_elements_in_East_Asian_languages
Battle fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914
graves and putrefying flesh ... From the shadow of the woods emerged a stench so foul that it rendered the approach to the summit of Cer impossible. The
Battle_of_Cer
Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
for the Taj Mahal such as 'Attacks by Bugs and their Green Slime', foul stench and corrosion of Taj Mahal's foundation. The river has as many as 90 nalas
Agra
Widespread species of stinkhorn fungus
("for"), ode ("hunter"), and wa ("search"), and refers to how the mushroom's stench can attract hunters who mistake its odour for that of a dead animal. The
Phallus_indusiatus
Bilateral relations
March 2009, Chávez called Obama "ignorant" and claimed Obama "has the same stench as Bush", after the US accused Venezuela of supporting the insurgent Revolutionary
United States–Venezuela relations
United_States–Venezuela_relations
Protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland
"I was shocked at the inhuman conditions prevailing in H-Blocks ... The stench and filth in some of the cells, with the remains of rotten food and human
1981_Irish_hunger_strike
Device that removes contaminants from the air in a room
damage, musty smells after flooding, mold (including toxic molds), and the stench caused by decaying flesh which cannot be removed by bleach or anything else
Air_purifier
Group of atoms introduced into a compound to prevent subsequent reactions
multistep organic synthesis. In many preparations of delicate organic compounds, specific parts of the molecules cannot survive the required reagents
Protecting_group
STENCH COMPOUND
STENCH COMPOUND
Surname or Lastname
English (Oxfordshire)
English (Oxfordshire) : habitational name from Stirch in Warwickshire.
Girl/Female
British, English
Good; Sweet; Kind
Boy/Male
English
Dispenser; provider.
Female
Gaelic
(pron. Lee-shock) Gaelic name LUÃSEACH means "light-bringer."Â
Male
English
Unisex short form of English Stephen and Stephanie, both STEPH means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English strech, strecche ‘strong’, ‘violent’.
Female
Spanish
Variant spelling of Medieval Spanish Sens, SENCE means "holy."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : ethnic name for someone from France, Middle English frensche, or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs.English and Scottish : variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English wrench ‘wile’, ‘trick’, ‘artifice’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Wrench, a nickname from Middle English wrench ‘trick’, ‘artifice’.Probably an altered spelling of German Rensch or Rentsch.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Steinn, STEN means "stone."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Tench.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French tenche ‘tench’, a kind of freshwater fish; a ‘fat and sleek fish’ according to Reaney and Wilson.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French
Dispenser; Form of Spencer; Provisioner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Hinch.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense ‘larder’, ‘storeroom’ (a reduced form of Old French despense, from a Late Latin derivative of dispendere, past participle dispensus, ‘to weigh out or dispense’).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of French origin)
English and Scottish (of French origin) : habitational name from La Tranche in Poitou, so named from the Old French topographical term trenche, a derivative of the verb trenchier ‘to cut’, which denoted both a ditch and a track cut through a forest. The term is also found in Middle English, and in some cases the surname could be of topographic origin or from minor place, such as The Trench in Kent, named with this word.The Trench family that hold the earldom of Clancarty trace their descent from Frederic de la Tranche, who settled in Northumbria from France c.1575. They became established in Ireland in the 17th century, when Frederick Trench went there and purchased an estate in Galway in 1631.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Bramble, enemy.
Girl/Female
British, English
Brilliant
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by a bank or raised piece of ground, Middle English benche (from Old English benc ‘bench’). This transferred sense of the word is not well attested, however, and some other sense of the word may be in question; perhaps one who sat on a bench in a hall, i.e. a retainer.Possibly an altered spelling of German Bensch.
STENCH COMPOUND
STENCH COMPOUND
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Mirror
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, French, Greek, Latin
Place of Thracius; Theresa; Harvester; Reaper
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Refuge
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Bringing Happiness
Boy/Male
Muslim
Organizer of the religion (Islam)
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
The Earth
Girl/Female
English
meaning divine.
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Finnish, Japanese, Latin
Adorable; Lovable; She who Must be Loved
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Strifes to Triumph
Boy/Male
Indian
Success, Reconciliation, Divine help
STENCH COMPOUND
STENCH COMPOUND
STENCH COMPOUND
STENCH COMPOUND
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v. i.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
v. i. & t.
To make a speech; to harangue.
v. t.
To stiffen with starch.
v. t.
Alt. of Trench-plough
a.
Having a stench.
v. t.
To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.
v. t.
To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
v. t.
To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
n.
Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
v. t.
To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle.
Obs. imp.
of Stent
n.
A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
v. t.
To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
obs. p. p.
of Stent
v. t.
Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent.
v. t.
To prop; to make stanch, or strong.
v. t.
Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
v. t.
To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
v. t.
To stanch.
n.
Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.