Back, from another quarter of the sky, / dark-ambushed, round the clamorous Harpies fly / with taloned claws, and taste and taint the prey.
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Taint
/teɪnt/
Synonyms for "taint" (423 found)
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Closest matches (85)
Noun(15 words)
abuseadmixtureadulterateaerial infectionafflictaggrieveairborne infectionalloyaromaaspersionattaintattributebadgebadge of infamybar sinisterbatonbedaubbefoulbenastybend sinister
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besmearbesmirchbesmokebespatterbestainbewitchblack eyeblack markblackenblemishblightbloodstainblotblotchblow uponblurbrandbreak downbroad arrowbugcachetcankercarriercastcatchcensurechampaincharactercharacteristiccheapencloudcoarsencommunicabilitycondemnconfigurationconfoundcontagioncontagiousnesscontaminatecontamination
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (127)
corruptcrackcrucifycrumblecryptogenic infectioncursecutdabdamagedarkendashdaubdebasedebauchdecaydecomposedefamedefectdefectiondeficiency
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defiledeflowerdegeneratedegradedenaturedepravedesecratedespoildestroydevaluedifferentiadifferentialdirect infectiondirtydisadvantagedisapprovediscolordiscreditdiseasedishonordisintegratedisparagedisparagementdisservedistinctive featuredistortdistressdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo wrongdo wrong bydoomdrawbackdroplet infectiondust infectionearmarkenvenomepidemiologyexposeexpose to infamyeyesorefailingfailurefaultfautefeaturefigurefilthflavorflawfleckflickfly in the ointmentflyspeckfoiblefoulfrailtyget into troublegibbetgusthallmarkhand infectionhang in effigyharassharmhexhintholehurtidiocrasyidiosyncrasyimpairimperfectionimpressimpressionimputationinadequacyindex
Noun(16 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (211)
indirect infectionindividualisminfectinfectioninfectiousnessinfirmityinfusioninjureinklingintimationjinxkeynotekinklineamentslittle problemmaculamaculationmaculemalignmaltreat
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mannerismmarmarkmark of cainmarkingmenacemessmess upmistreatmisusemoldmoldermolestmouldmouldermouldymuddynastynatureodoronusoutrageparticularitypatchpeculiaritypersecutepervertphytogenic infectionpillorypilloryingplay havoc withplay hob withpoint champainpoisonpolluteprejudiceprimary infectionproblemprofanepropertyprostituteputrefypyogenic infectionqualityquirkravageravishreflectionreprimandreproachriftrotruinsaucesavagesavorscandalscarscathescorchsealsearseasoningsecondary infectionshadeshameshapeshortcomingsingesingularityslubberslursmacksmearsmirchsmokesmouchsmudgesmutsmutchsnagsoilsomething missingsoupconspatterspecialtyspeckspecklespicesplashsplattersplotchspoilspotsprinklingstainstampstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizesubclinical infectionsuggestionsullysuspiciontangtartarnishtastetemperingthoughtthreatentincttincturetingetinttokentormenttorturetouchtracetraittricktwistulceratevectorvestigevilifyviolatevirusvitiatevulgarizevulnerable placewarpwaterborne infectionweak linkweak pointweaknessworsenwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrongzoogenic infection
Verb(11 words)
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11 entrieschemical taintenvironmental taintmoral taintreputational tainttaint in foodtaint in watertaint of contaminationtaint of corruptiontaint of dishonortaint on reputationtaint risk
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The stink bug can hide in wine grape clusters and then taint the juice when the grapes are crushed.
Source: tatoeba (7767329)
Farmers usually castrate male piglets to prevent them from accumulating a bad taste known as "boar taint." This is often done without anesthetics.
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There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies, - which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world - what I want to forget.
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