noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
body odour
lingering smell/aroma/odour
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the lingering aroma of chocolate
pungent smell/aroma/odour etc
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the pungent odour of garlic
rank smell/odour
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the rank odour of sweat and urine
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
pungent
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They couldn't detect the smell of cocaine through the more pungent odour of coffee.
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The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fat tallow candles placed on the desk.
strong
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A strong odour of curry predominated.
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The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.
unpleasant
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There was an unpleasant odour blowing along our road all next day.
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Local authorities in industrial Teesside received many complaints about an unpleasant odour resembling decaying fish.
■ NOUN
body
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Body odour Like halitosis, body odour can be extremely unpleasant and embarrassing.
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Aroma preference is also largely influenced by our body odour .
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So, it could be goodbye to body odour - but only in the right room.
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While on the subject of body odour , during the sixteenth century, valerian was a popular perfume.
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If you suffer from body odour , the first thing you need to do is control your sweating.
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After reports of Keanu's personal hygiene problem, much star bitching now focuses on body odour .
emission
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This crust prevents odours escaping and hence reduces odour emission .
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The survey also provided information as to the types of development most likely to be refused planning permission due to anticipated odour emission .
problem
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It is an invaluable source of information to those attempting to prevent or seeking to abate odour problems .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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We immediately noticed the heavy odour of opium in the room.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the odour can be carried as much as a mile away if the wind is blowing in that direction.
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But the odour of the colourless liquid was of bitter almonds, acrid and terrifying.
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Consequently, the more odorous molecules adsorbed, the more the odour is removed.
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However, conditions may be attached to any site licence which may have the effect of preventing any odour pollution from arising.
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I felt the shock of the old, of the Mummy smell, the atomised odour of atavism.
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It smelt not only of mud and rotting materials, but also the unmistakable odour of human waste.
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Left untreated, the disease produces massive skin folds, fissures and a weeping cauliflower surface that produces a terrible odour .
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Von Frisch did not doubt the odour theory of how honeybees find food until the 1940s.