odour
A smell, often an unpleasant one.
odour in a sentence
- A strange odour drifted from the bin, making everyone wrinkle their noses.
- An odour of wet dog filled the car after Bramble's swim in the river.
Words that mean something similar
smell, stink, whiff
More words about places & settings
- outskirts: The outer edges of a town or city, far from the centre.
- peril: The threat of serious danger.
- perilous: Very dangerous.
- picturesque: Pretty enough to be in a painting or on a postcard.
- precarious: Not safe or steady, and likely to fall or fail at any moment.
- quaint: Charming in an old-fashioned way.
- ravine: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
- reek: To smell very strongly and unpleasantly.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test