Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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daub | Yes | No | Yes | No |
smear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
daub (noun) | smear (noun) |
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an unskillful painting | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
a blemish made by dirt | a blemish made by dirt |
material used to daub walls | a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
slanderous defamation |
daub (verb) | smear (verb) |
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cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone |
coat with plaster | make a smudge on; soil by smudging |
apply to a surface | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance |
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it |