Stink vs Dirty - What's the difference?
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To have a strong bad smell.
(informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
A strong bad smell.
(informal) A complaint or objection.
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(slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
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That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
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Out of tune.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
(computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.
(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
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To make (something) dirty.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To become soiled.
In lang=en terms the difference between stink and dirty
is that stink is to cause to stink; to affect by a stink while dirty is to become soiled.In informal|lang=en terms the difference between stink and dirty
is that stink is (informal) a complaint or objection while dirty is (informal) used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".As verbs the difference between stink and dirty
is that stink is to have a strong bad smell while dirty is to make (something) dirty.As a noun stink
is a strong bad smell.As an adjective dirty is
unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.As an adverb dirty is
in a dirty manner.stink
English
Verb
- That movie stinks . I didn't even stay for the end.
- Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
Synonyms
* (have a strong bad smell) pong, reek * (be greatly inferior) suck, blow * (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) be fishyDerived terms
* stink up * stink outNoun
(en noun)- If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
- The concert was stink .
Synonyms
* (strong bad smell) fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench * *Derived terms
* kick up a stink * stink badger * stinkbomb * stinker * stink eye * stink machine * stinkyAnagrams
* English irregular verbs ----dirty
English
Adjective
(er)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.