Reek

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To smoke, steam, or fume.
  • verb-intransitive. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception” ( Christopher Hitchens).
  • verb-intransitive. To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water” ( Garrison Keillor).
  • v. To emit or exude (smoke, for example).
  • v. To process or treat by exposing to the action of smoke.
  • n. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
  • n. Vapor; steam.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A strong unpleasant smell.
  • n. Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
  • v. (intransitive) To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
  • v. To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
  • v. To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rick.
  • n. Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
  • verb-intransitive. To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To smoke; steam; exhale.
  • To smoke; expose to smoke.
  • n. Smoke; vapor; steam; exhalation; fume.
  • n. Incense.
  • n. A rick; also, a small bundle of hay.
  • To emit an unpleasant or unhealthy smell; stink.
  • To cause to reek or smell offensively.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  • v. have an element suggestive (of something)
  • v. be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
  • n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  • v. smell badly and offensively
  • Verb Form
    reeked    reekes    reeking    reekness    reeks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    give out    give off    evoke    paint a picture    suggest    transude    exude    ooze    ooze out   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    reeked    reeking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rick    vapor    steam    smoke    fume    exhale    exhalation    smell   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cheek    Creek    Dominique    Greek    Martinique    Monique    Mozambique    Sikh    Tariq    Zeke   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stench    whiff    odor    odour    tang    fume    stank    miasma    aftertaste    taint