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stain(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
26
smear(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
26
spot(noun, verb, dull, hurt, mark)
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blot(noun, verb, dull, hurt, mark)
19
mark(noun, verb, dull, ruin, character)
17
smirch(noun, verb, spread, dirty, corrupt)
16
daub(noun, verb, cover, mark, spread)
15
blur(noun, verb, cover, mark, ruin)
14
blemish(noun, verb, dull, hurt, mark)
14
dirty(verb, adjective, dull, cover, attack)
14
soil(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
13
foul(verb, adjective, catch, dirty, stain)
13
sully(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
12
tarnish(verb, dull, cover, attack, mark)
12
smutch(noun, verb, clean, foul, stain)
12
spatter(noun, verb, cover, attack, clean)
11
besmirch(verb, cover, attack, catch, clean)
11
slur(noun, spot, stain, disgrace, blemish)
11
taint(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
10
begrime(verb, dull, hurt, catch, clean)
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