v. |
[1] |
blot
,
mark
,
spot
,
discolour
,
blotch
,
speckle
,
dye
,
spatter
,
splatter
,
tinge
,
smudge
,
smutch
,
splash
|
[2] |
spoil
,
defile
,
ruin
,
smirch
,
besmirch
,
taint
,
tarnish
,
stigmatize
,
shame
,
disgrace
,
sully
,
contaminate
,
soil
,
corrupt
|
[3] |
tarnish
,
maculate
,
sully
,
defile
|
|
n. |
[1] |
discoloration
,
blot
,
mark
,
discolouration
,
spot
,
discoloration
,
blotch
,
smutch
,
smirch
,
speck
,
(Brit) splodge/(US) splotch
|
[2] |
mark
,
blot (on the escutcheon)
,
stigma
,
blemish
,
(Brit) blot on one's copybook
,
(Colloq) (US) black eye
|
[3] |
dye
,
dirt
,
filth
,
colour
,
colouring
,
grime
,
soil
,
tint
,
tinge
,
grease
,
grunge
,
pigment
|
[4] |
mark
,
stigma
,
brand
|
[5] |
blot
,
smear
,
smirch
,
spot
|
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