stink
Because it is a word with a single syllable, stink is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofstink
- A strong bad smell.
- A complaint or objection.
Example: "If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done."
- To have a strong bad smell.
- To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
Example: "That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."
- To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
Example: "Something stinks about the politician's excuses."
- To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
- Bad; inferior; worthless.
Example: "The concert was stink. / That was a stink concert."
- Bad-smelling, stinky.
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