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• noxious fumes — poisonous vapors, very harmful fumes …   English contemporary dictionary

• noxious — [[t]nɒ̱kʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A noxious gas or substance is poisonous or very harmful. Many household products give off noxious fumes. ...carbon monoxide and other noxious gases. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you refer to someone or… …   English dictionary

• noxious — noxiously, adv. noxiousness, n. /nok sheuhs/, adj. 1. harmful or injurious to health or physical well being: noxious fumes. 2. morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension. [1605 15; < L noxius harmful, hurtful,… …   Universalium

• noxious — nox|ious [ˈnɔkʃəs US ˈna:k ] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: noxius, from noxa harm ] harmful or poisonous = ↑toxic ▪ noxious fumes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• noxious — adjective noxious fumes Syn: poisonous, toxic, deadly, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging, destructive; unpleasant, nasty, disgusting, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible; vile, revolting, foul, nauseating …   Thesaurus of popular words

• noxious — nox•ious [[t]ˈnɒk ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) harmful to health or physical well being: noxious fumes[/ex] 2) morally harmful; corrupting • Etymology: 1605–15; < L noxius harmful, injurious =nox(a) harm (akin to nocēre to do harm; cf. innocent) + ius… …   From formal English to slang

• noxious — I adjective adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, brutal, causing danger, contaminated, corrupting, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, disadvantageous, fatal, fraught with danger, harmful, hazardous, hurtful, impairing,… …   Law dictionary

• Noxious Bluff — (56°19′S 27°34′W / 56.317°S 27.567°W / 56.317; 27.567) is a dark bluff 50 m high on the southwest coast of Zavodovski Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place …   Wikipedia

• fumes — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acrid, noxious, poisonous, toxic ▪ diesel, exhaust, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), traffic …   Collocations dictionary

• fumes — n. smoke; smog; vapor (often with a noxious odor) fjuːm n. smog, particles hanging in the air; smoke; angry mood, irritation v. make fumes; smoke; pollute; stink up; rage, rant …   English contemporary dictionary

• noxious — adj. Noxious is used with these nouns: ↑emission, ↑fumes, ↑gas, ↑smell, ↑substance, ↑weed …   Collocations dictionary