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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