reek
Offend the nose
Reek means to smell strongly and unpleasantly: The alley reeked of garbage.
By extension, something can reek of a quality it seems saturated with: The whole deal reeks of corruption.
As a noun, a reek is a foul smell, though this use is less common.
In Scottish English, reek also means smoke.
Powerfully offensive odor
- malodorUnpleasant, offensive smell
- fetorIntense, offensive odor
- effluviumNoxious airborne exhalation
- miasmaHarmful atmospheric emanation
funk · foulness · smell · odor · whiff · waft · pong · rankness
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- penetratingPassing into or through
- strongHaving great physical power
harsh · biting · eye-watering · choking · suffocating · gagging · cloying · rancid
Airborne chemical irritants
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- kipperCured smoked herring
- smokehouseStructure for preserving with fumes
peat · smolder · haze · soot · exhaust · burning · charred · acrid
Organic breakdown process
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- spoilageFood degradation process
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
corruption · festering · moldering · putrescence · gangrene · necrosis · compost · offal
Strike with open hand
- taintMake impure
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- hintIndirect suggestion
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
whiff · aura · atmosphere · tinge · overtone · corruption · scandal · sleaze
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
miasma · funk · foulness · smell · odor · whiff · waft · pong · rankness · putridness
acrid
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- penetratingPassing into or through
strong · harsh · biting · eye-watering · choking · suffocating · gagging · cloying · rancid · sour
fumes
Airborne chemical irritants
smokehouse · peat · smolder · haze · soot · exhaust · burning · charred · acrid · billowing
rot
Organic breakdown process
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- spoilageFood degradation process
carrion · corruption · festering · moldering · putrescence · gangrene · necrosis · compost · offal · sewage
smack
Strike with open hand
- taintMake impure
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- hintIndirect suggestion
air · whiff · aura · atmosphere · tinge · overtone · corruption · scandal · sleaze · dishonesty
emanate
To issue forth
waft · suffuse · fill · saturate · hang · linger · cling · seep · pervade · radiate