Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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smirch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
defect | Yes | No | Yes | No |
smirch (noun) | defect (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 | a failing or deficiency |
an imperfection in an object or machine | |
an imperfection in a bodily system |
smirch (verb) | defect (verb) |
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charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
smear so as to make dirty or stained |