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- REEKS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of REEK is smoke How to use reek in a sentence
- Reeks - definition of reeks by The Free Dictionary
1 To give off a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water" (Garrison Keillor) 2 To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document reeks of self-pity and self-deception" (Christopher Hitchens) 3 Chiefly British To smoke, steam, or fume
- MacGillycuddys Reeks - Wikipedia
Stretching 19 kilometres (12 miles), from the Gap of Dunloe in the east, to Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's highest mountain range, and includes most of the highest peaks and sharpest ridges in Ireland, and the only peaks on the island over 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) in height
- REEK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke
- REEK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
To exclude people from direct payments if they are over retirement age smacks, some might say reeks, of unfair discrimination
- Wreaks or Reeks: Common Confusion Explained Simply
The quick answer is simple: wreaks means “causes” or “inflicts,” while reeks means “smells strongly ” I still remember the first time I paused while writing an email and thought, “Is it wreaks havoc or reeks havoc?”
- reek - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
reek (countable and uncountable, plural reeks) A strong unpleasant smell The blue reeks of smoke from the cottages gave the whole widespread landscape an air of settled order and homely comfort
- wreck vs. wreak vs. reek : Commonly confused words | Vocabulary. com
Finally, to reek is to smell really bad, like an actual stinky smell, or to seem bad, like a stinky situation Rotting food in the fridge reeks, and if the boss hires her son, that reeks of nepotism Observe: The streets reeked of overflowing garbage; residents told me the government had barred municipal workers from collecting it (New York Times)
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