smear, n.
(smears)
(smears)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
<noun.act>
blot smear smirch spot stain
sample sentences
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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a blemish made by dirt
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
blot daub slur smear smirch smudge spot
sample sentences
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
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hyponym
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
<noun.body>
cytologic smear cytosmear smear
slanderous defamation
<noun.communication>
malignment smear vilification
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derivationally related form
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