The difference between Perfume and Stench
When used as nouns, perfume means a pleasant smell, whereas stench means a strong foul smell, a stink.
When used as verbs, perfume means to apply perfume to, whereas stench means to cause to emit a disagreeable odour.
check bellow for the other definitions of Perfume and Stench
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Perfume as a noun:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
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Perfume as a noun:
A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
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Perfume as a verb (transitive):
To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
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Stench as a noun:
a strong foul smell, a stink
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Stench as a noun (figurative):
a foul quality
Examples:
"the stench of political corruption"
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Stench as a noun (obsolete):
A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
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Stench as a verb (obsolete):
To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
Examples:
"rfquotek Young"
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Stench as a verb:
To stanch.
Examples:
"rfquotek Harvey"