SMUTCHES Synonyms

• spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• mar or spoil the appearance of

• mar or impair with a flaw

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• dry (ink) with blotting paper

• make a spot or mark onto

• lacking in integrity

• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

• containing errors or alterations

• touched by rot or decay

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• alter from the original

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

• (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency

• spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

• vile; despicable

• contaminated with infecting organisms

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

• obtained illegally or by improper means

• expressing or revealing hostility or dislike

• violating accepted standards or rules

• unethical or dishonest

• unpleasantly stormy

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

• (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

• an act that violates the rules of a sport

• highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

• offensively malodorous

• violating accepted standards or rules

• (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

• characterized by obscenity

• disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

• especially of a ship's lines etc

• hit a foul ball

• make impure

• become or cause to become obstructed

• commit a foul; break the rules

• spot, stain, or pollute

• make unclean

• become soiled and dirty

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

• make impure

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

• a soiled or discolored appearance

• (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• color with a liquid dye or tint

• produce or leave stains

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• color for microscopic study

• the state of being contaminated

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• contaminate with a disease or microorganism

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• a hazy or indistinct representation

• become glassy; lose clear vision

• to make less distinct or clear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• make dim or indistinct

• become vague or indistinct

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• a smoky fire to drive away insects

• a blemish made by dirt

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging