| VERB | contact | tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
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| NOUN | attribute | tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation |
| Sounds | taa'rnihsh | |
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| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation. | |
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| Broader | stain, discoloration, discolouration | A soiled or discolored appearance |
| Verbs | tarnish | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| Meaning | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air" | |
| Synonyms | stain, maculate, sully, defile | |
| Narrower | darken | tarnish or stain |
| Broader | spot, fleck, blob, blot | make a spot or mark onto |
| Spanish | deslustrar, manchar, mancillar | |
| Catalan | desllustrar | |
| Nouns | tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation |
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