| NOUN | substance | incense | a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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