birch | (noun) a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment | Synonyms: birch rod |
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(noun) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark | Synonyms: birch tree |
(noun) hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood | - |
birchbark | (noun) a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree | Synonyms: birch bark, birchbark canoe |
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smirch | (noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | Synonyms: blot, smear, spot, stain |
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(noun) a blemish made by dirt | Synonyms: blot, daub, slur, smear, smudge, spot |