HyperDic: blemish

English > 4 senses of the word blemish:
NOUNattributeblemish, defect, mara mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
VERBcontactblemish, deface, disfiguremar or spoil the appearance of
contactblemish, spotmar or impair with a flaw
changeblemish, flawadd a flaw or blemish to
blemish > pronunciation
Soundsbleh'mihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > blemish: 4 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).
Example"a facial blemish"
Synonymsdefect, mar
Narrowerbirthmark, nevusA blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
blackhead, comedoA black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
burn, burn markA place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
chatter markA mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece
check, chipA mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken ... / broken off of something
crackA blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
dent, ding, gouge, nickAn impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow)
moleA small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
scratch, scrape, scar, markAn indication of damage
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurA blemish made by dirt
stigmaA skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
wart, verruca(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin
whitehead, miliumA small whitish / whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
Broaderappearance, visual aspectoutward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Spanishdefecto, imperfección, mácula, mancha, marca, tacha, tara
Catalandefecte, imperfecció, màcula, tara
Verbsblemishadd a flaw or blemish to
blemishmar or impair with a flaw
blemishmar or spoil the appearance of
English > blemish: 4 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningmar or spoil the appearance of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsdeface, disfigure
Narrowermaul, mangleinjure badly by beating
scar, mark, pock, pitmark with a scar
Broadermar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiatemake imperfect
Spanishafear, deformar, desfigurar, manchar, perjudicar
Catalandesfigurar
Nounsblemisha mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
English > blemish: 4 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaningmar or impair with a flaw.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example"her face was blemished"
Synonymspot
Broaderdirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemiremake soiled, filthy, or dirty
Spanishmanchar
Nounsblemisha mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
English > blemish: 4 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningadd a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymflaw
Broaderdamageinflict damage / damage upon
Spanishañadir una imperfección, desmejorar, estropear
Catalandesmillorar, espatllar
Nounsblemisha mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

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