Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
smear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stain (noun) | smear (noun) |
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
a soiled or discolored appearance | a blemish made by dirt |
a symbol of disgrace or infamy | a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
anything regarded as making something unclean | slanderous defamation |
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible |
stain (verb) | smear (verb) |
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produce or leave stains | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone |
color with a liquid dye or tint | make a smudge on; soil by smudging |
color for microscopic study | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance |
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it |