smeech
Definition
- Noun (dialectal):
- A burnt or smoky smell: "smeech" refers to a pungent, acrid odour, typically associated with burning or scorching, often used in regional or dialectal English.
Usage Examples
- (A burnt odour from the scorched bread.)
- (The acrid smell of slowly burning, wet timber.)
Advanced Usage
- "to have a smeech about something": to detect or perceive a burnt smell from a particular source.
- The old cottage always had a faint smeech about it, from years of peat fires. (A lingering burnt odour.)
Variants and Related Words
- Smeechy (adj): having a burnt or smoky smell.
- The room was smeechy after the candle was left burning too long. (The air had an acrid, burnt quality.)
Synonyms
- Stench: a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Reek: a smoky or steamy odour, often of burning.
- Acrid: a sharp, bitter, or pungent smell (especially of smoke or burning).
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