Incense

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
  • n. An aromatic substance, such as wood or a gum, that is burned to produce a pleasant odor.
  • n. The smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance.
  • n. A pleasant smell.
  • n. Flattering or fawning attention; homage.
  • v. To perfume with incense.
  • v. To burn incense to, as a ritual offering.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A perfume often used in the rites of various religions.
  • v. To anger or infuriate.
  • v. To incite, stimulate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
  • v. To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
  • v. To offer incense to. See Incense.
  • v. To perfume with, or as with, incense.
  • n. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
  • n. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
  • n. Also used figuratively.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To set on fire; cause to burn; inflame; kindle.
  • To make hot or eager; enkindle; incite; stimulate.
  • In particular To burn as incense; use in burning incense.
  • To enkindle or excite to anger or other passion; inflame; make angry; provoke.
  • Synonyms Irritate, Provoke, etc. (see exasperate), offend, anger, chafe, nettle, gall.
  • n. Any aromatic material, as certain gums, which exhales perfume during combustion; a mixture of fragrant gums, spices, etc., with gum-resin, compounded for the purpose of producing a sweet odor when burned.
  • n. The perfume or scented fumes arising from an odoriferous substance, as frankincense, during combustion; the odor of spices and gums burned as an act of worship in some religious systems.
  • n. Any grateful odor, as of flowers; agreeable perfume or fragrance.
  • n. Figuratively, gratifying admiration or attention; flattering regard and deference; homage; adulation.
  • To perfume with incense.
  • To offer incense to; worship; flatter extravagantly.
  • To burn or offer incense.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make furious
  • v. perfume especially with a censer
  • n. a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
  • n. the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
  • Verb Form
    incensed    incenses    incensing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    anger    odorize    odourise    scent    fragrance    aroma    perfume   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inflame    kindle    burn    enrage    endkindle    fire    incite    provoke    heat    madden   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Spence    cents    commence    commonsense    condense    defence    defense    dense    dispense    expense   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    perfume    musk    spice    tobacco    cinnamon    frankincense    soap    honey    smoke    gum