smears
Definitions
Noun
- Slanderous defamation
- A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- A blemish made by dirt
- An act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Verb
- Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
- Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
- Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "smears".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stairs | 1 | 47 |
| 2 | stores | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | stars | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | scores | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | scars | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | spheres | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | spires | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | spores | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | star's | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | sneers | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | swears | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | spares | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | stares | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | steers | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | scares | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | snares | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | spears | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | speirs | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | spoor's | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | staar's | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | starr's | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | starrs | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | stars' | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | stears | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | stires | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | store's | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | stores' | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | storrs | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | storz | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | sweers | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "smears".
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "smears".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | smyers | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 30
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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May 15, 2026 CTV News
May 15, 2026 CTV News
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Feb 23, 2026 The Guardian
Feb 23, 2026 The Guardian
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Jun 25, 2026 Ministry of National Defense People's Republic of China
Jun 25, 2026 Ministry of National Defense People's Republic of China