As she fetched Dima the suit, the shopkeeper noticed smears of blood on his shirt, and couldn't help but stare in shock.
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Smears
Synonyms for "smears" (374 found)
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Strong matches (112)
blackenblackeningblankbloodstainblotchblow uponblurbrandbroad arrowbrush on paintbulldozebuttercalciminecall namescalumniatecalumnycensurechampaincharacter assassinationclobber
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colorcomplexioncovercreamcurrydabdarkendeep-dyedefamationdefamation of characterdefeat utterlydefiledefilementdenigratedenigrationdiagnosisdipdirtydisapprovediscolordiscreditdishonordisparagedisparagementdistemperdouble-dyedressdrubdyeemblazonembrocateenamelengage in personalitiesengildexaminationexposeexpose to infamyeyesorefacefast-dyefleckflickflyspeckfoilfrescofrustrategibbetgildglazeglossglycerolategraingreasegrease the wheelshang in effigy
Related words (187)
heap dirt uponhueilluminateimbueimputationingrainjapanlacquerlambastelardlay it on thicklay onlay on colorlibellicklubricatemaculamaculationmaculemalicious defamation
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markmark of cainmiremuckrakemuckrakingmudslingingname-callingoilonusoverbearoverlayoverrunoverspreadoverwhelmpaintpap smearpargetpastepatchpigmentpillorypilloryingplasterpoint champainpomadeprimereflectionreprimandreproachrepulserevilerevilementrubsalvescandalscandalizeschmearscorchsearshadeshadowshameshellacshut outsingeskunkslanderslanderousslap onslatherslickslick onslop on paintslubberslursmear campaignsmear onsmear wordsmirchsmokesmooth the waysmothersmouchsmutsmutchsnow undersoap the wayssoilsoilagesoilurespatespatterspeckspecklesplashsplattersplotchspotspread onspread withsteamrollerstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizestipplestreakstudysullytainttartarnishtear downtestthrashthrow mud attincttincturetingetinttonetrimundercoatunguenturinalysisvarnishvilificationvilifywashwaxwhelmwhipwhitewashwhompwhopwipework up
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Sample sentences
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Cervical cancer starts when a woman contracts the sexually-transmitted human papilloma virus, or HPV. Only about ten percent of women with HPV will develop cancer. But for women who are less likely to get routine pap smears, Ogilvie says testing for HPV can help identify those who may be at risk for cancer.
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