Hypernyms for "smear"
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Hypernyms
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alimentary tract smear
assassinate
badmouth
besmirch
blood
blotch
bronchoscopic smear
cervical smear
drag through the mud
dust
fingermark
fingerprint
inkblot
libel
lower respiratory tract smear
malign
moil
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear
resmudge
smirch
splodge
splotch
sputum smear
traduce
vaginal smear
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.