English dictionary
smut
/sm/@/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Source: WordNet 3.0
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destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
Source: WordNet 3.0
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any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Synonyms smut fungusSource: WordNet 3.0
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an offensive or indecent word or phrase
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creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
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Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
Source: webster1913
verb
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make obscene
ExamplesThis line in the play smuts the entire act.
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stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
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become affected with smut
ExamplesThe corn smutted and could not be eaten.
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affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
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To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
Source: webster1913
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To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.
Source: webster1913