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Stench vs Skint - What's the difference?

stench | skint |

As a noun stench

is a strong foul smell, a stink.

As a verb stench

is (obsolete) to cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.

As an adjective skint is

(slang|british|australian) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

stench

English

Noun

(es)
  • a strong foul smell, a stink
  • (figurative) a foul quality
    • the stench of political corruption
  • (obsolete) A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
  • * Dryden
    • Clouds of savoury stench involve the sky.

    Synonyms

    * (disagreeable smell) (l), (l) (Commonwealth)

    Antonyms

    * (disagreeable smell) (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
    • (Young)
  • To stanch.
    • (Harvey)

    skint

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (slang, British, Australian) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

    • Usage notes

    * Cockney rhyming slang for skint' is boracic lint, or just ' boracic .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)