Insect repellent is a product containing chemicals that you spray into the air or on your body in order to keep insects away. mosquito repellent. very unpleasant repulsive. repellant a substance that keeps insects away insect/mosquito/bug etc repellent
the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" a chemical substance that repels animals a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water
{s} causing disgust or aversion; warding off, driving back; resistant, preventing absorption or penetration
a chemical substance that repels animals a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
It is some satisfaction to him that is repelled, that dignities, honours, offices, are not alwayes given by desert or worth, but for love, affinitie, friendship, affection, great mens letters, or as commonly they are bought and sold.
When an army repels an attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them. They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to repel any attack
force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" be repellent to; cause aversion in
When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel. Like poles repel, unlike poles attract As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other
If something repels you, you find it horrible and disgusting. a violent excitement that frightened and repelled her. = revolt + repelled re·pelled She was very striking but in some way I felt repelled
The term used for the rejection or overruling of a plea or objection S Secretary General The chief administrative officer of the United Nations, who is endowed with substantial power and influence The present Secretary General is Kofi Annan
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"