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odourless

/əʊdələs/

Meanings
adjective
Having no odour.

Examples :

"They were taken unawares and overcome when the room filled with a lethal, odourless gas."
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Related Words

Illustration room

room noun

/ɹuːm/ /ɹum/

Opportunity or scope (to do something).

"The new program at school gives students more room for creativity in their projects. "

Illustration lethal

lethal noun

/ˈliː.θəl/

Any weapon that causes death.

"The hunting knife was a lethal, and therefore very dangerous, weapon. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration filled

filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

Illustration odour

odour noun

/ˈəʊdə/ /ˈoʊdəɹ/

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

"The odour of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration they

they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

Illustration overcome

overcome noun

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/

The burden or recurring theme in a song.

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

Illustration taken

taken verb

/ˈteɪkən/

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

"My brother took the last cookie. "

Illustration were

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

Illustration when

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

The time at which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

Illustration unawares

unawares adverb

/ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z/

Unexpectedly or by surprise.

"The dog jumped out from behind the tree, startling the children unawares. "