to smell strongly of sth

  • 11stink — stink1 S3 [stıŋk] v past tense stank [stæŋk] past participle stunk [stʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: stincan] 1.) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell ▪ It stinks in here! stink of ▪ His breath stank of alcohol. ▪ …

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  • 12fill*/*/*/ — [fɪl] verb I 1) [T] to make something full Let me fill your glass.[/ex] The room was filled with thick smoke.[/ex] She filled the bowl with warm water.[/ex] 2) [I] to become full of something The bar was slowly filling with people.[/ex] 3) [T] to …

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  • 13strolling — adjective (only before noun) a strolling entertainer travels around the country giving informal performances on the way strong adjective 1 PHYSICAL STRENGTH having a lot of physical power so that, for example, you can lift heavy things: He was a… …

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  • 14nose — 1 noun 1 ON YOUR FACE (C) the part of your face that you smell with and breathe through: a broken nose | Marty punched him on the nose. | blow your nose (=clear it by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth or soft paper): Here, take this hanky… …

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  • 15fumes — noun gases ejected from an engine as waste products (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑exhaust, ↑exhaust fumes • Hypernyms: ↑gas, ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter, ↑waste …

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