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• stale — [steıl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old French estale standing still, settled , from estal standing place ] 1.) bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat ≠ ↑fresh ▪ French bread goes stale (=becomes stale) very …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stale — [ steıl ] adjective * 1. ) stale food such as bread is old and no longer fresh: a package of stale crackers get/go stale: Wrap the bread up well or it ll get stale. 2. ) used for describing something that does not smell fresh or pleasant: stale… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stale — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, smell, taste ▪ The room smelled musty and stale. ▪ become, get (usually figurative …   Collocations dictionary

• stale */ — UK [steɪl] / US adjective Word forms stale : adjective stale comparative staler superlative stalest 1) stale food such as bread is old and no longer fresh a packet of stale biscuits get/go stale: Wrap the bread up well or it ll go stale. 2) used… …   English dictionary

• stale — [[t]ste͟ɪl[/t]] staler, stalest 1) ADJ GRADED Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water. Ant: fresh 2) ADJ GRADED Stale air or smells are unpleasant because… …   English dictionary

• smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …   Collocations dictionary

• fish and guests smell after three days — Cf. PLAUTUS Miles Gloriosus 1. 741 nam hospes nullus tam in amici hospitium devorti potest, quin, ubi triduom continuom fuerit, iam odiosus siet, no host can be hospitable enough to prevent a friend who has descended on him from becoming tiresome …   Proverbs new dictionary

• grockle — n British an unwelcome outsider, tourist or visitor. A Devon dialect term applied contemptu ously to summer visitors by local resi dents since the 1960s. The word has been adopted by the many non native hippies and travellers living in the West… …   Contemporary slang

• Smelly socks — waiting to be washed Smelly socks are socks that have acquired an unpleasant odour due to prolonged use. Their aroma, which is complex and remains the object of study, is a mixture of ammonia, fatty acids (in particular, isovaleric acid)[1], and… …   Wikipedia

• odor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pleasant smell Nouns 1. odor, odorousness, smell, scent, effluvium; emanation, exhalation; fume, essence, trail, redolence; pungency; fragrance, aroma, perfume, bouquet, ambrosia, ester; sense of smell,… …   English dictionary for students

• odor — US var. of ODOUR. * * * odour [odour odours] (especially US odor) [ˈəʊdə(r)] [ˈoʊdər] …   Useful english dictionary