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Stinker

One who, or that which, stinks.

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Broader term 3

Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Thing 76% connected

Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blow 74% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Blow 74% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stink 74% connected

To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stink 74% connected

To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 8

Bum 92% connected

The buttock.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crumb 92% connected

A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Git 92% connected

See Geat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lemon 92% connected

An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Puke 92% connected

To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rat 92% connected

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the N…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skunk 92% connected

Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stinkpot 92% connected

An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's ves…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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