besmirch | (verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
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(verb) smear so as to make dirty or stained | Synonyms: smirch |
birch | (adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree | Synonyms: birchen, birken |
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(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 |
(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 | - |
(verb) whip with a birch twig | - |
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 |
(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, sully |
(verb) smear so as to make dirty or stained | Synonyms: besmirch |