SMEAR
Scrabble letter values: S1M3E1A1R1 = 7
Definition
- noun slanderous defamation. — synonyms: vilification, malignment
- noun a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope. — synonyms: cytologic_smear, cytosmear
- noun a blemish made by dirt. — synonyms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smirch, slur
- noun an act that brings discredit to the person who does it. — synonyms: blot, smirch, spot, stain
- verb stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance.
- verb make a smudge on. — synonyms: blur, smudge, smutch
- verb cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it. — synonyms: daub
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent. — synonyms: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch
Examples
- “he had a smudge on his cheek”
- “he made a huge blot on his copybook”
- “soil by smudging”