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smears
verb(smear)to overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive : daub
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verb(smear)to spread over a surface
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verb(smear)to stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by smearing
smears
noun(smear)a viscous or sticky substance
smears
noun(smear)a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance
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noun(smear)material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide); also : a preparation made by smearing material on a surface
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noun(smear)pap smear
smears
noun(smear)a method for the early detection of cancer especially of the uterine cervix that involves the staining of exfoliated cells using a special technique which differentiates diseased tissue —called also Papanicolaou smear, Papanicolaou test, Pap test