Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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smirch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
blemish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
smirch (noun) | blemish (noun) |
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
a blemish made by dirt |
smirch (verb) | blemish (verb) |
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charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective |
smear so as to make dirty or stained | mar or impair with a flaw |
mar or spoil the appearance of |