| NOUN | attribute | blot, smudge, spot, daub, smear, smirch, slur | a blemish made by dirt |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | |
| VERB | contact | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
| contact | blot, spot, fleck, blob | make a spot or mark onto |
| Sounds | blaa't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat... | |
| Meaning | A blemish made by dirt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | smudge, spot, daub, smear, smirch, slur | |
| Narrower | blotch, splodge, splotch | An irregularly shaped spot |
| fingermark, fingerprint | A smudge made by a (dirty) finger | |
| inkblot | A blot made with ink | |
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | baldón, churrete, mancha, manchón, manchurrón, tizne, tiznón, zurrapa | |
| Catalan | taca | |
| Verbs | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
| blot | make a spot or mark onto | |
| Meaning | An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he made a huge blot on his copybook" | |
| Synonyms | smear, smirch, spot, stain | |
| Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
| Spanish | mácula, mancha | |
| Catalan | màcula, taca | |
| Meaning | dry (ink) with blotting paper. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically |
| Nouns | blot | a blemish made by dirt |
| blotter | absorbent paper used to dry ink | |
| Meaning | make a spot or mark onto. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | spot, fleck, blob | |
| Narrower | spatter, bespatter | Spot, splash, or soil |
| speckle, bespeckle | mark with small spots | |
| splotch | blotch or spot | |
| tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air | |
| Broader | change surface | Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface |
| Similar to | stain | produce or leave stains |
| Spanish | manchar | |
| Catalan | tacar, tintar | |
| Nouns | blot | a blemish made by dirt |
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