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Stench vs Tench - What's the difference?

stench | tench |

As nouns the difference between stench and tench

is that stench is a strong foul smell, a stink while tench is a species of freshwater game fish,.

As a verb stench

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

As an adjective tench is

(slang) excellent performance in a tense situation.

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)

    tench

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A species of freshwater game fish, .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) excellent performance in a tense situation.