NOUN | substance | incense | a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned |
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cognition | incense | the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned | |
VERB | perception | incense, cense, thurify | perfume especially with a censer |
emotion | incense, infuriate, exasperate | make furious |
Sounds | ihnseh'ns; ih'nseh.ns | |
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Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... |
Meaning | A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned. | |
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Narrower | joss stick | A slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese |
Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
Substances | stacte | (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices / spices used in incense |
Spanish | incienso, sahumerio | |
Catalan | encens | |
Verbs | incense | perfume especially with a censer |
Meaning | The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned. | |
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Example | "incense filled the room" | |
Broader | aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent | A distinctive odor that is pleasant |
Spanish | incienso | |
Catalan | encens | |
Verbs | incense | perfume especially with a censer |
Meaning | perfume especially with a censer. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | cense, thurify | |
Broader | odorize, odourise, scent | Cause to smell or be smelly |
Spanish | aromatizar, incensar, perfumar | |
Nouns | incense | the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned |
incense | a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned |
Meaning | make furious. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will incense him; The performance is likely to incense Sue | |
Synonyms | infuriate, exasperate | |
Broader | anger | make angry |
Spanish | encolerizar, enfurecer, exasperar, indignar, sulfurar | |
Catalan | encolerir, enfurir, enfurismar, exasperar, indignar, irritar |
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