Back, from another quarter of the sky, / dark-ambushed, round the clamorous Harpies fly / with taloned claws, and taste and taint the prey.
Source: tatoeba (7016501)
Taint
//teɪnt//
Synonyms for "taint" (336 found)
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Closest matches (68)
contaminationdefileinfectabuseadmixtureadulterateaerial infectionafflictaggrieveairborne infectionalloyaromaaspersionattaintattributebadgebadge of infamybar sinisterbatonbedaub
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befoulbenastybend sinisterbesmearbesmirchbesmokebespatterbestainbewitchbiasblack eyeblack markblackenblemishblightbloodstainblotblotchblow uponblurbrandbreak downbroad arrowbugcachetcankercarriercastcatchcensurechampaincharactercharacteristiccheapencloudcoarsencolorcommunicabilitycondemnconfigurationconfoundcontagioncontagiousnesscontaminatecorrupt
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (100)
crackcrucifycrumblecryptogenic infectioncursecutdabdamagedarkendashdaubdebasedebauchdecaydecomposedefamedefectdefectiondeficiencydeflower
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degeneratedegradedenaturedepravedesecratedespoildestroydevaluedifferentiadifferentialdirect infectiondirtydisadvantagedisapprovediscolordiscreditdiseasedisgracedishonordisintegratedisparagedisparagementdisservedistinctive featuredistortdistressdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo wrongdo wrong bydoomdrawbackdroplet infectiondust infectionearmarkenvenomepidemiologyexposeexpose to infamyeyesorefailingfailurefaultfautefeaturefigurefilthflavorflawfleckflickfly in the ointmentflyspeckfoiblefoulfrailtyget into troublegibbetgusthallmarkhand infectionhang in effigyharassharmhexhintholehurtidiocrasyidiosyncrasyimpairimperfectionimpressimpressionimputationinadequacyindex
Related words (168)
indirect infectionindividualisminfectioninfectiousnessinfirmityinfusioninjureinklingintimationjinxkeynotekinklineamentslittle problemmaculamaculationmaculemalignmaltreatmannerism
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marmarkmark of cainmarkingmenacemessmess upmistreatmisusemoldmoldermolestmouldmouldermouldymuddynastynatureodoronusoutrageparticularitypatchpeculiaritypersecutepervertphytogenic infectionpillorypilloryingplay havoc withplay hob withpoint champainpoisonpolluteprejudiceprimary infectionproblemprofanepropertyprostituteputrefypyogenic infectionqualityquirkravageravishreflectionreprimandreproachriftrotruinsaucesavagesavorscandalscarscathescorchsealsearseasoningsecondary infectionshadeshameshapeshortcomingsingesingularityslubberslursmacksmearsmirchsmokesmouchsmudgesmutsmutchsnagsoilsomething missingsoupconspatterspecialtyspeckspecklespicesplashsplattersplotchspoilspotsprinklingstainstampstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizesubclinical infectionsuggestionsullysuspiciontangtartarnishtastetemperingthoughtthreatentincttincturetingetinttokentormenttorturetouchtracetraittricktwistulceratevectorvestigevilifyviolatevirusvitiatevulgarizevulnerable placewarpwaterborne infectionweak linkweak pointweaknessworsenwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrongzoogenic infection
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36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
Translations
57 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- замърсяване noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- петно noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
- позор noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
- разваляне noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
Finnish
4 entries- häpeätahra noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
- pilaantuma noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- pilaantunut kohta noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- tahra noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
French
4 entries- contamination noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- moisissure noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- souillure noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- souillure noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
Georgian
1 entries- ნაწყლი noun (slang: the perineum)
German
2 entries- verderben verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- verderben verb (To spoil food by contamination)
Ido
1 entries- infektar verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Irish
1 entries- truailligh verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Italian
4 entries- contaminare verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- guastare verb (To spoil food by contamination)
- infettare verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- macchiare verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Norwegian
1 entries- skrukk noun (slang: the perineum)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- بوزمق verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- بوزمق verb (To spoil food by contamination)
Portuguese
4 entries- contaminar verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- corromper verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- infectar verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- macular verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Romanian
2 entries- mânji verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- spurca verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Slovak
4 entries- nečistota noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- špina noun (mark of disgrace, especially on one's character)
- kaziť verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- pošpiniť verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Spanish
4 entries- corrupción noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- frontón noun (slang: the perineum)
- impureza noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- nie noun (slang: the perineum)
Swedish
4 entries- förorena noun (contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food)
- mellangård noun (slang: the perineum)
- besudla verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
- förorena verb (To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Sample 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.
Source: tatoeba (11166676)
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.
Source: wiktionary
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