STINK (OR SMELL) TO HIGH HEAVEN

Meaning of STINK (OR SMELL) TO HIGH HEAVEN in English

stink ( or smell) to high heaven

informal

smell very bad.

→ the heave-ho

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HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
HEAVEN
Английский словарь Британика
STINK — I. ˈstiŋk intransitive verb ( stank ˈstaŋk, -taiŋk ; or stunk ˈstəŋk ; stunk ; stinking ; stinks ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVEN — I. ˈhevən also -ev ə m or -eb ə m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English heven, hevene, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STINK — (v. t.) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Английский словарь Webster
SMELL — (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal …
Английский словарь Webster
STINK — ( v. t. ) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — ( n. ) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STINK — /stingk/ , v. , stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stinking; n. v.i. 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — — smellable , adj. — smell-less , adj. /smel/ , v. , smelled or smelt, smelling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVEN — — heavenless , adj. /hev"euhn/ , n. 1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STINK — I. ˈstiŋk intransitive verb ( stank ˈstaŋk ; or stunk ˈstəŋk ; stunk ; stink·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMELL — I. ˈsmel verb ( smelled ˈsmeld ; or smelt ˈsmelt ; smell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STINK — vt to cause to stink; to affect by a stink. 2. stink ·noun a strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; …
Webster English vocab
SMELL — noun to give heed to. 2. smell ·vi to exercise sagacity. 3. smell ·vi to exercise the sense of smell. …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
HEAVEN — vt to place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. 2. heaven ·noun the dwelling place of …
Webster English vocab
STINK — [stink] vi stank or stunk ; stunk ; stink.ing [ME, fr. OE stincan; akin to OHG stinkan to emit a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMELL — [smell] vb smelled or smelt ; smell.ing [ME] vt (12c) 1: to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
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SMELL — also called Olfaction, the detection and identification by sensory organs of airborne chemicals. The concept of smell, as it applies …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEAVEN
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STINK — / stɪŋk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stank / stæŋk; NAmE / stunk / stʌŋk; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL — / smel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( smelled , smelled ) ( BrE also smelt , smelt …
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HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVEN — / ˈhevn; NAmE / noun 1. (also Heaven ) [ U ] (used without the ) ( in some religions …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STINK — I. stink 1 /stɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense stank /stæŋk/, past participle stunk /stʌŋk/) [intransitive] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMELL — I. smell 1 S2 W3 /smel/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVEN — heav ‧ en S3 W3 /ˈhev ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: heofon ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STINK — v. & n. --v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1 intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVEN — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STINK — v. & n. v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1 intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMELL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVEN — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STINK — v. & n. --v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1. intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1. the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
HEAVEN — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after …
Oxford English vocab
STINK — ( stinks, stinking, stank, stunk) 1. To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant. Get away from me–your breath stinks... The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL — ( smells, smelling, smelled, smelt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVEN — ( heavens) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, heaven …
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HEAVEN — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, ~ is …
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HIGH
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STINK — [noun] [C]A stink is a strong unpleasant smell.The stink of rotting seaweed was strong along the seashore.A stink bomb is …
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