Stink

Morpheme

Stink

Type

free base

Denotation

give off a scent, smell bad

Etymology

Middle English stinken; Old English stincan

Evidence

astink, destink, destinked, destinkify, destinking, destinks, stink, stinkball, stinkbomb, stinkbug, stinker, stinkhorn, stinkier, stinkiest, stinking, stinkpot, stinks, stinkweed, stinky, unstink, unstinked, unstinking, unstinks

Notes

stink~stench, cling~clench, drink~drench

See Also

Stank, Stunk, Stench