smut

smut

 (smŭt)

n.

1.

a. A particle of dirt or soot: "the smoke and flames blowing from the lantern which peppered him with large black smuts" (Joyce Cary).

b. A smudge made by soot, smoke, or dirt.

2. Sexually explicit or prurient language or material, such as books or movies.

3. See smut fungus.

v. smut·ted, smut·ting, smuts

v.tr.

1. To blacken or smudge, as with smoke or grime.

2. To affect (a plant) with smut fungus.

v.intr.

To be or become blackened or smudged.

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[From Middle English smotten, smutten, to defile.]

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smut′ti·ly adv.

smut′ti·ness n.

smut′ty adj.

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smut

(smʌt)

n

1. a small dark smudge or stain, esp one caused by soot

2. a speck of soot or dirt

3. something obscene or indecent

4. (Plant Pathology)

a. any of various fungal diseases of flowering plants, esp cereals, in which black sooty masses of spores cover the affected parts

b. any parasitic basidiomycetous fungus of the order Ustilaginales that causes such a disease

5. (Angling) angling a midge or other insect relished by trout

vb, smuts, smutting or smutted

6. to mark or become marked or smudged, as with soot

7. (Plant Pathology) to affect (grain) or (of grain) to be affected with smut

8. (Plant Pathology) (tr) to remove smut from (grain)

9. (tr) to make obscene

10. (intr) to emit soot or smut

11. (Angling) (intr) angling (of trout) to feed voraciously on smuts

[Old English smitte; related to Middle High German smitze; associated with smudge, smutch]

ˈsmutty adj

ˈsmuttily adv

ˈsmuttiness n

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smut

(smʌt)

n., v. smut•ted, smut•ting. n.

1. a particle of soot; sooty matter.

2. a black or dirty mark; smudge.

3. indecent language or writing; obscenity.

4.

a. a disease of plants, esp. cereal grasses, characterized by the conversion of affected parts into black, powdery masses of spores, caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginales.

b. a fungus causing this disease.

v.t.

5. to soil or smudge.

v.i.

6. to become affected with smut, as a plant.

[1580–90; akin to earlier smit (Old English smitte), by association with smudge, smutch]

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smut

(smŭt)

Any of various plant diseases caused by parasitic fungi that form black, powdery masses of spores on the affected parts. Smut chiefly affects cereal grasses like corn and wheat.

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smut

Past participle: smutted
Gerund: smutting

Imperative

smut

smut

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smut - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink carbon black, crock, lampblack, soot atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
	2.	smut - destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores plant disease - a disease that affects plants loose smut - disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores stinking smut, bunt - disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores flag smut - smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses false smut, green smut - disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia
	3.	smut - any fungus of the order Ustilaginales smut fungus fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia order Ustilaginales, Ustilaginales - parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes covered smut - a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes loose smut - a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores corn smut, cornsmut - a smut fungus attacking Indian corn genus Sphacelotheca, Sphacelotheca - genus of smut fungus head smut, Sphacelotheca reiliana - smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut Tilletia caries, bunt - fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores Tilletia foetida, stinking smut, bunt - similar to Tilletia caries onion smut, Urocystis cepulae - smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings flag smut fungus - a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores
	4.	smut - an offensive or indecent word or phrase dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth nookie, nooky, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, screw - slang for sexual intercourse pecker, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penis Irish bull, crap, bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" bawdry, bawdy - lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" scatology - a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action prick, SOB - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous peeing, pee - informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" crap, turd, dirt - obscene terms for feces
	5.	smut - creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire erotica, porn, porno, pornography creation, creative activity - the human act of creating
Verb	1.	smut - make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	smut - stain with a dirty substance, such as soot stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
	3.	smut - become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten" mildew, mold - become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"
	4.	smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock infect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganism

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smut

noun

Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency:

bawdry, dirt, filth, obscenity, profanity, ribaldry, scatology, vulgarity.

Slang: raunch.

verb

1. To soil with foreign matter:

bestain, discolor, stain.

2. To contaminate the reputation of:

befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish.

Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.

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Translations

كلام بَذيء

oplzlost

smuds

SchmutzDreck

obscénité

klám

macchiasconcezze

nešvankybės

piedauzībarupjība

grove historier

müstehcen konuşma

淫秽语言

smut

[smʌt] N

1. (= grain of soot) → carbonilla f, hollín m

2. (= crudity) → obscenidades fpl
to talk smut → decir obscenidades

3. (Bot) → tizón m

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smut

[ˈsmʌt] n

(= grain of soot) → grain m de suie

(= mark) → tache f de suie

(= sexual details) → détails scabreux fpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smut

n

(= piece of dirt) → Rußflocke f; there’s a smut on your nose/in your eye → du hast da was an der Nase/im Auge; smuts from the stove → Ruß m → aus dem Ofen

(fig) → Schmutz m; to talk smut → Schweinereien erzählen

(Bot) → Brand m

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smut

[smʌt] n (grain of soot) → granello di fuliggine; (mark) → segno nero; (in conversation) → sconcezze fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smut

(smat) noun

vulgar or indecent talk etc. There is too much smut on television nowadays! vulgêre praatjies كلام بَذيء цинизъм obscenidade oplzlost der Schmutz smuds αισχρολογίες, βωμολοχίες obscenidad labasus, rõvedus لكه törkypuhe obscénité נִיבּוּל-פֵּה अश्लील साहित्य इत्यादि prljavština, nepristojan govor trágárság kejorokan klám oscenità みだらな話 외설스런 말 nešvankybės rupjība; piedauzība kotor vuile taalgriseprat, grove historiersprośność, świństwa توركى، توكر كې: تورداغ،خيرن داغ: سپكى خبرې: توركى (دبوټو يوډول مرض obscenidade obscenitate непристойность, похабщина oplzlosť nespodobnost vulgarnost oanständigt språk สิ่งลามก müstehcen konuşma 淫穢語言 непристойність فحش باتیں، تصاویر وغیرہ lời nói tục tĩu 淫秽语言

ˈsmutty adjective

(of a conversation, film etc) indecent. vulgar: He could not be prevented from telling smutty stories. vulgêr بَذيء неприличен obsceno oplzlý schmutzig sjofel αισχρός, χυδαίοςobsceno kõlvatu, rõve كثيف rivo cochonגס अश्लील prost, nepristojan trágár jorok klámfenginn osceno, sconcio みだらな 음란한 nešvankus rupjš; piedauzīgs cerita kotor vuilvulgær, griset, svinsk świński خيرن، لغوړن obsceno vulgar непристойный, бесстыдный oplzlý svinjski vulgaran oanständig, snuskig หยาบคาย müstehcen 淫穢的 непристойний, вульгарний نا زيبا، فحش tục tĩu, bất lịch sự 淫秽的

ˈsmuttiness noun

vulgariteit بَذاءَه вулгарност obscenidade obscénnost der Schmutz sjofelhed αισχρότητα, χυδαιότηταobscenidad kõlvatus كثيفي rivous obscénitéגסות अश्लीलता prljavost, svinjarija trágárság kejorokan klám indecenza わいせつ 음란 nešvankumas, nešvankybė rupjība; piedauzīgums kekotoran vuilheidsvineri, sjofelhetersprośność چتلی obscenidade obscenitate непристойность, похабщина obscénnosť opolzkost vulgarnost oanständighet, snuskighet ความหยาบคาย müstehcenlik 淫穢 непристойність; вульгарність گھٹیاپن sự tục tĩu, sự bất lịch sự 淫秽

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