smutches

noun

plural of smutch
as in stains

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  1. stains
  2. smudges
  3. blobs
  4. blots
  5. moles
  6. marks
  7. splashes
Noun
  • Patinkin cautions that long-wearing lipsticks and stains may dry too quickly to blend, while oily balms may not stay put on skin.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Patinkin cautions that long-wearing lipsticks and stains may dry too quickly to blend as blush, while oily balms may have less staying power on skin.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of stains
Noun
  • These tiny mismatches leave smudges of starlight that can hide a faint planet in the image, meaning that the telescope’s ability to see smaller planets is limited by its overall stability.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of bright or pure white finishes, creamy tones are more forgiving against scuffs, fingerprints, smudges, and everyday kitchen messes.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of smudges
Noun
  • OpenAI’s tools also have similar kinds of blobs with large eyes that might be a little endearing.
    — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The objects looked like fuzzy blobs like comets, but didn't move like a comet.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of blobs
Noun
  • Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • One of the few blots on last summer’s Leeds copybook.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of blots
Noun
  • Unlike moles, voles and some other rodents stay active in winter and can feed on grass blades and roots.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There are now apps and AI tools that promise to check your moles with a quick photo.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of moles
Noun
  • Hepburn’s highest marks came in the area of student achievement, with board members noting that the district is A-rated for the third year and had no D or F schools this year.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Acer laptop earned top marks in both the Cinebench and Geekbench single-core CPU tests, and came in a respectable second place for the Cinebench multi-core and HandBrake video conversion tests.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of marks
Noun
  • Picture windows dominate the 30 ample rooms, which are pleasingly clad in unfinished wood and shocking splashes of lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the distance was a bronze statue of Louis XIV on a rearing horse in the majestic Place des Victoires, its stone pedestal stained by protesters’ splashes of red paint.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of splashes
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