smut

  • 21smut — n. & v. n. 1 a small flake of soot etc. 2 a spot or smudge made by this. 3 obscene or lascivious talk, pictures, or stories. 4 a a fungous disease of cereals in which parts of the ear change to black powder. b any fungus of the order… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 22smut — I. verb (smutted; smutting) Etymology: probably alteration of earlier smot to stain, from Middle English smotten; akin to Middle High German smutzen to stain Date: 1587 transitive verb 1. to stain or taint with smut 2. to affect (a crop or plant) …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23Smut — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Smut est une bande dessinée britannique. Smut est une chanson de Tom Lehrer. Smut est un film américain réalisé par David Wendell en 1999. Smut est le… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 24smut — [[t]smʌ̱t[/t]] smuts 1) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to words or pictures that are related to sex as smut, you disapprove of them because you think they are rude and unpleasant and have been said or published just to shock or excite… …

    English dictionary

  • 25smut — A fungal disease of cereal grains caused by species of Ustilago and characterized by dark brown or black masses of spores on the plants; e.g., corn s. (U. maydis); loose s. of wheat (U. nuda) * * * smut smət n any of various destructive diseases… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 26smut — [[t]smʌt[/t]] n. v. smut•ted, smut•ting 1) a particle of soot; sooty matter 2) a black or dirty mark; smudge 3) indecent language or writing; obscenity 4) a) ppa a disease of plants, esp. cereal grasses, characterized by the conversion of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27smut — /smʌt / (say smut) noun 1. a particle of soot; sooty matter. 2. a black or dirty mark; a smudge. 3. indecent talk or writing; obscenity. 4. a fungous disease of plants, especially cereals, in which the affected parts are converted into a black… …

  • 28smut — n. (esp. AE) a smut peddler * * * [smʌt] (esp. AE) a smut peddler …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29smut — [16] Smut is a member of a large but loosely knit family of West Germanic words beginning with sm and ending in t or d that convey the general notion of ‘putting dirt on something’. Others include German schmutzen ‘get dirty’ and English smudge… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30smut — [16] Smut is a member of a large but loosely knit family of West Germanic words beginning with sm and ending in t or d that convey the general notion of ‘putting dirt on something’. Others include German schmutzen ‘get dirty’ and English smudge… …

    Word origins