Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slur | Yes | No | Yes | No |
spiel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slur (noun) | spiel (noun) |
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a blemish made by dirt | plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) |
a disparaging remark | |
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
slur (verb) | spiel (verb) |
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become vague or indistinct | speak at great length (about something) |
utter indistinctly | replay (as a melody) |
speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur | |
play smoothly or legato |