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smut

/ smut /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Type of:
fungus
Kinds of:
covered smut loose smut cornsmut corn smut Sphacelotheca
Has parts:
Ustilaginales order Ustilaginales
noun Sense 2
destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
Type of:
plant disease
Kinds of:
loose smut bunt stinking smut flag smut green smut
verb Sense 3
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
Type of:
infect taint
Derived:
smut fungus
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
farming agriculture husbandry
verb Sense 4
become affected with smut
"the corn smutted and could not be eaten"
Type of:
mold mildew
Derived:
smut fungus
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
Type of:
stain
Derived:
carbon black lampblack soot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
make obscene
"This line in the play smuts the entire act"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
pornography porno porn erotica
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Type of:
carbon C atomic number 6
Derived:
soot
noun Sense 8
creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Type of:
creation creative activity
Kinds of:
child pornography kiddie porn kiddy porn
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fungus covered smut loose smut cornsmut corn smut Sphacelotheca plant disease bunt stinking smut flag smut green smut infect