Vocabulary Word
Word: smear
Definition: spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
Definition: spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
Sentences Containing 'smear'
The eye could not detect one creature in the group free from the smear of blood.
Why dost thou compel them to smear the cracks in their shoes, and to have the buttons of their coats, one silk, another hair, and another glass?
"It is dated from Grosvenor Mansions, written with a quill pen, and the noble lord has had the misfortune to get a smear of ink upon the outer side of his right little finger," remarked Holmes as he folded up the epistle.
When she had entered two or three laborious items in the account-book, Jip would walk over the page, wagging his tail, and smear them all out.
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