smear vs dust

smear and dust both are nouns.

smear and dust both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No
dust	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dust is a hyponym of smear; that is, dust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smear:

smear: make a smudge on; soil by smudging
dust: rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

Other hyponyms of smear include resmudge.

smear (noun)	dust (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
a blemish made by dirt	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope	free microscopic particles of solid material
slanderous defamation

smear (verb)	dust (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	remove the dust from
make a smudge on; soil by smudging	distribute loosely
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance	rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it	cover with a light dusting of a substance

Difference between smear and dust

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