foul smell

collocation in English

meaningsoffoulandsmell

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foul
adjective
uk
/faʊl/us
/faʊl/
extremely ...
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smell
noun
uk
/smel/us
/smel/
the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using ...
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(Definition offoulandsmellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffoul smell

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In the summer it exudes afoulsmell.
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This constraint is coupled with thefoulsmell, transport problem and public mockery associated with the use of human waste for agriculture.
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It was identifiable by itsfoulsmell.
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The open spathe is usually accompanied by afoulsmell.
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They complained to the health department of afoulsmellin the neighborhood.
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The plant was named stinkwood because of thefoulsmellproduced when the leaves are crushed.
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They bloom in the cold season and have afoulsmell.
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The petioles are the source of thefoulsmellof the plant.
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The lower stream waters are brackish and characterised byfoulsmell.
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Afoulsmellof rotting meat attracts flies and beetles to pollinate.
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The rainwater combined with sewage water flow from the city resulted in the lake water giving off afoulsmell.
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As the nerve fibres sensing smell are also atrophied, the patient is unable to appreciate thefoulsmell.
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Afterward, their house was supposedly haunted, plagued by afoulsmell, and had a demonic figure appear in a door.
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Also, the original dose was a black particle with afoulsmellthat could cause coloring of the teeth.
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When in danger, the osmeterium, which looks like a snake's tongue, everts and releases afoulsmellto repel predators.
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The plants were noted for theirfoulsmelland were typically located near railroad yards in the poorest neighborhood in the city.
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Footwraps are notorious for thefoulsmellthat they develop when worn under military conditions, where soldiers are often unable to change or dry the cloths for days.
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Waste products from the anaerobic bacteria growing below the gumline (subgingival) have afoulsmell and have been clinically demonstrated to produce a very intense bad breath.
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They are also puzzled by the strange weeds growing in the yard, as well as the unexplainedfoulsmell and whitish, phosphorescent fungi growing in the cellar.
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Death by such poison causes liver failure, with symptoms like her disease, save for the phosphorescent breath, and afoulsmellto it that her doctor missed.
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The entire area is also permeated with afoulsmell, turning fresh produce rotten in far shorter times than natural and tainting the breath of those who live there.
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