smut

/smˈʌt/

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