Smutch
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transitive verb.
To soil or stain.
noun.
A stain or spot of dirt.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To blacken with smoke, soot, or the like; smudge.
noun.
A black spot; a black stain; a smudge.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A stain; a dirty spot.
transitive verb.
To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
soil
,
stain
or
smudge
noun.
A stain, smudge or
blot
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verb.
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Word Usage
"Strether felt HIS character receive for the instant a smutch from all the wrong things he had suspected or believed."
Form
smutched
smutching
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
rub
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
dust
resmudge
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
almshouse
beldam
bloating
botch
bride-to-be
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
smear
stain
variant
smooch
verb-form
smutched
smutches
smutching