Blemish
81smudge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soot, grime, dirt, blotch, smear, blot, smutch; smolder. v. soil, smear, mark, daub, dirty; stain, blacken. See heat, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smirch, spot, soiled spot; see blemish . III… …
82stigma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blemish, birthmark; brand, blot, stain, reproach. See disrepute, imperfection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reproach, brand, stain, shame; see blame 1 , disgrace 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
83mole — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dike] Syn. hill, mound, breakwater; see dam 1 . 2. [Blemish] Syn. flaw, birthmark, blotch; see blemish . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spot, nevus, blemish, birthmark, freckle, blotch, discoloration, beauty mark …
84Ugliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ugliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ugliness ugliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 deformity deformity inelegance Sgm: N 1 acomia acomia Sgm: N 1 disfigurement disfigurement &c.(blemish) 848 Sgm: N 1 …
85amend — (v.) early 13c., to free from faults, rectify, from O.Fr. amender (12c.), from L. emendare to correct, free from fault, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + menda fault, blemish, from PIE *mend physical defect, fault (Cf. Skt. minda physical blemish …
86blur — I. n. 1. Blot, stain, spot, blemish, soil, tarnish, defect. 2. Confusion (of vision), dim and uncertain spot, confused glimmer. 3. Blot, stain, disgrace, spot, blemish, blotch. II. v. a. 1. Obscure, darken, dim, bedim, partially erase. 2. Tarnish …
87stain — I. v. a. 1. Soil, sully, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor, maculate. 2. Dye, tinge, color. 3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint, blot, soil, tarnish, sully, befoul. II. n. 1. Blemish, tarnish …
88taint — n 1. trace, touch, suggestion, drop, bit, dab, spot, speck, fleck, dot; stain, discoloration, blemish, maculation, scar, Med. cicatrix, pit, pock, pock mark; flaw, imperfection, defacement, disfigurement, fault, defect; blotch, patch, splotch;… …
89spot — /spɒt / (say spot) noun 1. a mark made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a stain, blot, or speck, as on a surface. 2. a blemish of the skin, as a pimple. 3. a mark left by a mould on a plant. 4. a relatively small, usually… …
90blem´ish|ment — blem|ish «BLEHM ihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a physical defect; stain, spot, or scar: »A bad burn improperly treated may leave a blemish on a person s skin. 2. something that mars completeness or perfection; imperfection; flaw: »These blemishes of… …
