foul vs taint
taint vs foulfoul and taint both are nouns.
foul is an adjective but taint is not an adjective.
foul and taint both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| foul | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| taint | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
taint is a hyponym of
foul; that is, taint is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
foul:
- foul: make impure
- taint: contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Other hyponyms of foul include
infect.
| foul (noun) | taint (noun) |
|---|---|
| an act that violates the rules of a sport | the state of being contaminated |
| foul (adjective) | taint (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | |
| disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | |
| characterized by obscenity | |
| (of a manuscript) defaced with changes | |
| offensively malodorous | |
| highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
| especially of a ship's lines etc | |
| violating accepted standards or rules |
| foul (verb) | taint (verb) |
|---|---|
| become soiled and dirty | contaminate with a disease or microorganism |
| make unclean | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon |
| spot, stain, or pollute | |
| make impure | |
| commit a foul; break the rules | |
| hit a foul ball | |
| become or cause to become obstructed |
Words related to "foul"
- afoul
- athletics
- attaint
- back up
- ball
- baseball
- baseball game
- befoul
- begrime
- bemire
- block
- change
- cheating
- choke
- choke off
- choke up
- clog
- clog up
- close up
- colly
- congest
- contaminate
- crap up
- cruddy
- defile
- depreciation
- derogation
- dirty
- disgrace
- disgustful
- disgusting
- dishonor
- dishonour
- disparagement
- distasteful
- fair
- fetid
- filthy
- foetid
- foul ball
- foul out
- foul-smelling
- fouled
- foulness
- funky
- grime
- gum up
- hack
- hit
- ill-scented
- ill-smelling
- illegible
- impede
- infect
- infringement
- jam
- loathly
- loathsome
- lug
- maculate
- malodorous
- malodourous
- marked-up
- nasty
- noisome
- obstruct
- obturate
- occlude
- offensive
- out-of-bounds
- personal foul
- play
- pollute
- repellant
- repellent
- repelling
- revolting
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- shame
- silt
- silt up
- skanky
- smelly
- smutty
- soil
- soiled
- sport
- stinking
- stinky
- stuff
- taint
- tangled
- technical
- technical foul
- unclean
- unfair
- unjust
- unpleasant-smelling
- unsporting
- unsportsmanlike
- violation
- wicked
- yucky
Words related to "taint"
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