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Meaning of "reeky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REEKY

reeky  [ˈriːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REEKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reeky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REEKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reeky

Odor

An odor or odour or fragrance is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds, generally at a very low concentration, that humans or other animals perceive by the sense of olfaction. Odors are also commonly called scents, which can refer to both pleasant and unpleasant odors. The terms fragrance and aroma are used primarily by the food and cosmetic industry to describe a pleasant odor, and are sometimes used to refer to perfumes. In contrast, malodor, stench, reek, and stink are used specifically to describe unpleasant odor. In the United Kingdom, odour refers to scents in general. In the United States, odor has a more negative connotation, such as smell, stench or stink, while scent or aroma are used for pleasant smells.

Definition of reeky in the English dictionary

The definition of reeky in the dictionary is emitting smoke or steam.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REEKY


beaky
ˈbiːkɪ
cheeky
ˈtʃiːkɪ
cliquey
ˈkliːkɪ
cock-a-leekie
ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ
creaky
ˈkriːkɪ
creeky
ˈkriːkɪ
dashiki
dɑːˈʃiːkɪ
freaky
ˈfriːkɪ
geeky
ˈɡiːkɪ
Geikie
ˈɡiːkɪ
Leakey
ˈliːkɪ
leaky
ˈliːkɪ
ozeki
əʊˈziːkɪ
peaky
ˈpiːkɪ
screaky
ˈskriːkɪ
shrieky
ˈʃriːkɪ
sneaky
ˈsniːkɪ
squeaky
ˈskwiːkɪ
streaky
ˈstriːkɪ
tiki
ˈtiːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REEKY

reef point
reefable
reefer
reefing jacket
reefy
reeject
reek
reeker
reeking
reekingly
reel
reel holder
reel man
reel of three
reel off
reel-fed
reel-to-reel
reelable
reeler
reelevate

WORDS THAT END LIKE REEKY

blue-sky
chunky
cockyleeky
funky
husky
Kentucky
kinky
ky
lucky
milky
perky
pinky
quirky
rocky
silky
sky
sticky
tricky
Vicky
whisky

Synonyms and antonyms of reeky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reeky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REEKY

Find out the translation of reeky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reeky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reeky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热气腾腾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reeky
570 millions of speakers

English

reeky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reeky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

reeky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reeky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reeky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মলিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de mauvaise fumée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reeky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reeky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reeky
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reeky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reeky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốc hơi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reeky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिकले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dumanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reeky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reeky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reeky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reeky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reeky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dampend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reeky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reeky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reeky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REEKY»

The term «reeky» is regularly used and occupies the 71.466 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REEKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reeky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reeky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reeky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REEKY»

Discover the use of reeky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reeky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Revenge of Tom Dollar
Cox was well aware that if Reeky chose he could have Cox assigned to hard labour, locked up or even flogged. Reeky was tough and nasty and openly proud of his nickname, 'Ironhead', thinking wrongly that it was a testament to the strength ...
Reg Reynolds, 2001
2
Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love
Look at Reeky and Jerry.” Birdie glanced at Reeky Flynn and Jerry Sweeny in the far corner of the dance floor. The couple was fused together like Siamese twins. Reeky, the owner of the Book Nook in town, had always deflected the advances ...
Karin Gillespie, 2006
3
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Reeky most certainly was not designed by our author to convey the idea of heat, being employed by him in Romeo and Juliet, to signify the chill damp of human bones in a sepulchre : " — — reeky shanks, and yellow chapless sculls." Steevens ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
4
Bet Your Bottom Dollar: A Bottom Dollar Girls Novel
“I never even thought about that new Winn-Dixie carrying books,” Reeky said in a panicky voice. “Right now the Book Nook is the only place in town that carries reading materials. I've had to add knickknacks to my inventory just to limp by.
Karin Gillespie, 2010
5
The African Sniffari
Gilbreath immediately recognized from Reeky's odd nose that he was a proboscis monkey. He flipped to that page in his book. "'The proboscis monkey has a remarkably long, rounded nose,'" Gilbreath told Whiff. "'These monkeys do not have ...
Katherine Pebley O'Neal, 2003
6
"MY FRIENDS CALL ME ROCKY": BOOK I ROCKY'S RESCUE BOOK II ...
LD'EAH s-emeti.mes_, " she theughzh Angel did net take Reeky fishingi, er share her fish with himi She knew he weuld prebably seare all ef the fish away, and maybe ev en kneek her infe the peel as well. Then the fish weuld swim away and  ...
LORAN, 2003
7
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
(s.v. Reech), m.Lan.1 nLin. Wi'in sight 0' his own chimler reek, Pascocx R. Skis- laugh (:810) I]. log; 11.1.1111.l Hence (1) Reeky, (a) no}; smoky, smokin ; (6) $6. a name given to Edinburgh because of the clou of smoke which overhangs the old ...
Joseph Wright
8
Forfarshire Illustrated: Being Views of Gentlemen's Seats, ...
REEKY LINN. Down all the rocks the torrent roars ; Away its hurrying waters break, Faster and whiter dash and curl, Till down yon dark abyss they hurl, Rises the fog-smoke white as snow, Thunders the raging stream below. Scott. Edwards  ...
Gershom Cumming, 1843
9
Literary Correspondence: InTwo Volumen
... of Glentrathen came to the Ogilvies of Airly. The Reeky Linn* so called from the ascending * " Reeky Linn, three miles north of Alyth, and two from the famous hill of Barry, is one of the largest and most beautiful cascades of water in Scotland.
John Pinkerton, 1830
10
Much Ado about Nothing
Sometimes fashioning them like Pharaoh's soldiers in the reeky painting, sometime like god Bel's priests in the old church-window, sometime like the shaven Hercules in the smirched worm-eaten tapestry, where his codpiece seems as massy ...
Claire Crane, Juliet Walker, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REEKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reeky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ask SAM: How can I help veterans?
... Weirdly's castle, following distressed and victimized forest animals into Shady Shrew's or Slick Smitty's house or banging on Reeky Rat's river-side trailer door, ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
2
McDonogh 35 basketball player DeJon Jarreau rising in national …
McDonogh 35 coach Kevin Sanders remembers when “Deeky” — a nickname DeJon Jarreau picked up because his mother's nickname was “Reeky” — was just ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
3
Victim's dad was 'violent' court told
Preston Crown Court heard evidence from Lorraine Reeky, the former partner of Frank Chivers, who died in August 2013, during the second day of the trial ... «Blackpool Gazette, Apr 15»
4
It's Bulldogs are Beautiful Day. Go get a big slobbery kiss.
It's the Bard's birthday, and ye shall speaketh in rhymed couplets lest ye be a reeky canker-blossom. (Go to talklikeshakespeare.org to get started.) Runner-up: ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Apr 15»
5
Festive Jumpers: Are they the new black?‏
While the hilarious impact of these comedy jumpers may be wearing thin, the reeky body odour emanating from the unwashed garment is going from strength to ... «NewsBiscuit, Dec 14»
6
Mr Turner – film review
This Turner is an unmade bed of a human being: rumpled, unwashed, inchoate, yet full of the reeky, enduring warmth of passion and the restless ley lines of ... «Financial Times, Oct 14»
7
Edinburgh, Now in Technicolor
Thomas Carlyle called it: "This accursed, stinking, reeky mass of stones and lime and dung." One of the city's nicknames, Auld Reekie, derives from the peculiar ... «Big Think, Oct 14»
8
The Hindu Crossword 11162
16 Return from hospital department, reeky all over (5,3). 17 Criticise one song essentially lacking pace (8). 19 Sauce or jam (6). 21 Arctic for example is up top (5). «The Hindu, Aug 14»
9
Assign Two Colors to Gym Clothes to Keep Stinky Gear Separate
As Jezebel explains in their reeky gym clothes guide, that funky smell can persist even after a wash. It could be due to the material, such as spandex or lycra. «Lifehacker, Jul 14»
10
What does the future hold for Theon? - Beyond the Wall
Then, in one of the final episodes of the season, we'll see Ramsay with his Reek in all of his “reeky-glory.” Bob: I'm not sure. I think it might be slower than that. «CliqueClack, Jun 12»

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