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smut
noun(smut)an offensive or indecent word or phrase
smut
noun(smut)a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
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noun(smut)any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Synonyms: smut fungus,
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noun(smut)creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
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verb(smut)affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
smut
verb(smut)become affected with smut
Examples:
The corn smutted and could not be eaten.
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noun(smut)destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
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verb(smut)make obscene
Examples:
This line in the play smuts the entire act.
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verb(smut)stain with a dirty substance, such as soot