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Noun
S:
(n)
daub
(material used to daub walls)
S:
(n)
smudge
,
spot
,
blot
,
daub
,
smear
,
smirch
,
slur
(a blemish made by dirt)
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
smudgy
[Related to:
smudge
] (smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination)
"oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers"
W:
(v)
smudge
[Related to:
smudge
] (make a smudge on; soil by smudging)
W:
(v)
spot
[Related to:
spot
] (become spotted)
"This dress spots quickly"
W:
(v)
spot
[Related to:
spot
] (make a spot or mark onto)
"The wine spotted the tablecloth"
W:
(v)
blot
[Related to:
blot
] (dry (ink) with blotting paper)
W:
(v)
blot
[Related to:
blot
] (make a spot or mark onto)
"The wine spotted the tablecloth"
W:
(v)
smear
[Related to:
smear
] (make a smudge on; soil by smudging)
W:
(v)
smear
[Related to:
smear
] (stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance)
W:
(v)
smirch
[Related to:
smirch
] (smear so as to make dirty or stained)
S:
(n)
daub
(an unskillful painting)
Verb
S:
(v)
plaster
,
daub
(coat with plaster)
"daub the wall"
S:
(v)
daub
(apply to a surface)
"daub paint onto the wall"
S:
(v)
daub
,
smear
(cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it)
"smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"