smudge
English Thesaurus
1. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | blemish, defect, mar, |
| definition | : | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | inkblot, |
| definition | : | a blot made with ink (noun.attribute) |
2. a smoky fire to drive away insects (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | fire, |
| definition | : | the event of something burning (often destructive) (noun.event) |
3. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | resmudge, |
| definition | : | smudge again (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dust, |
| definition | : | rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape (verb.contact) |
4. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | spot, |
| definition | : | become spotted (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | smear, |
| definition | : | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | besmirch, smirch, |
| definition | : | smear so as to make dirty or stained (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | blob, blot, fleck, spot, |
| definition | : | make a spot or mark onto (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | blot, |
| definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | smudgy, |
| definition | : | smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination (adj.all) |
5. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)
6. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | spot, |
| definition | : | become spotted (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | smear, |
| definition | : | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | besmirch, smirch, |
| definition | : | smear so as to make dirty or stained (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | blob, blot, fleck, spot, |
| definition | : | make a spot or mark onto (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | blot, |
| definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | smudgy, |
| definition | : | smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination (adj.all) |
7. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)
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