Funk and Scent

Funk

Funk noun - A strong unpleasant smell.
Usage example: the overpowering funk of rotten meat emanated from the garbage bin

Scent and funk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scent" instead a noun "Funk".

Nearby Words: funky, funking, funked

Scent

Scent noun - The quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose.
Usage example: dogs are able to detect scents that are far below the threshold detectable by the human nose

Funk and scent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Funk" instead a noun "Scent".

Nearby Words: scented, scentless, scenting

How words are described

old old funk old scent
foul foul funk foul scent
new new funk new scent
angry angry funk angry scent
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