smut vs stain

smut and stain both are nouns.

smut and stain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smut	Yes	No	Yes	No
stain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stain is a hypernym of smut; that is, stain is a word with a broader meaning than smut:

smut: stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
stain: produce or leave stains

smut (noun)	stain (noun)
creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
an offensive or indecent word or phrase	a soiled or discolored appearance
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales	a symbol of disgrace or infamy
destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores	anything regarded as making something unclean
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink	(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

smut (verb)	stain (verb)
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn	produce or leave stains
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot	color with a liquid dye or tint
become affected with smut	color for microscopic study
make obscene	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

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