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  • 1odour — n. smell 1) to emit, exude, give off, produce an odour 2) to perceive; recognize an odour 3) a faint, slight; fetid, foul, rank, unpleasant; heavy; musty; pleasant; pungent, strong odour 4) an odour emanates from repute (BE) 5) in bad; good odour …

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  • 2odour — o|dour BrE odor AmE [ˈəudə US ˈoudər] n [U and C] a smell, especially an unpleasant one odour of ▪ the faint odour of damp strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour ▪ obnoxious odours from a factory →↑body odour …

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  • 3odour — BrE, odor AmE noun (C) 1 a smell, especially an unpleasant one: Get rid of unpleasant household odours with new Fleur! 2 be in bad odour (with) if you are in bad odour with someone, they are not pleased with something you have done see also: body …

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  • 4Odour of Sanctity — The Odour of Sanctity or Odor of Sanctity, according to the Catholic Church, is commonly understood to mean a specific scent (often compared to flowers) that emanates from the bodies of saints, especially from the wounds of stigmata. It is… …

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  • 5odour — UK [ˈəʊdə(r)] / US [ˈoʊdər] noun [countable] Word forms odour : singular odour plural odours 1) a smell, especially one that is unpleasant the odour of rotting fruit 2) literary a particular atmosphere, influence, or quality The odour of defeat… …

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  • 6unpleasant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ become, get, turn …

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  • 7odour — (BrE) (AmE odor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foul, offensive, unpleasant ▪ musty, stale ▪ pungent, strong …

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  • 8odour — [ˈəʊdə] noun [C] a smell, especially one that is unpleasant …

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  • 9body odour — noun malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe • Syn: ↑body odor, ↑B.O. • Hypernyms: ↑malodorousness, ↑stinkiness, ↑foulness, ↑rankness, ↑fetidness * * * body odour UK U …

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  • 10body odour — body .odour n [U] the natural smell of someone s body, especially when this is unpleasant = ↑BO …

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