7
taints(verb, blemishes, dirties)
6
soils(noun, verb, dirties)
6
stains(noun, verb, blemishes, dirties)
5
besmirches(verb, slanders, dirties)
5
blemishes(noun, verb, blemishes)
5
blots(noun, verb, blemishes)
5
smears(noun, verb, slanders, dirties)
5
spots(noun, verb, blemishes)
5
sullies(verb, slanders, dirties)
4
blackens(verb, slanders)
4
marks(noun, verb, blemishes)
4
pollutes(verb, dirties)
4
smirches(verb, dirties)
4
smudges(noun, verb, dirties)
3
contaminates(verb, dirties)
3
damages(noun, verb, blemishes)
3
defiles(noun, verb, dirties)
3
dirties(verb, dirties)
3
flecks(noun, verb, blemishes)
3
hurts(noun, verb, blemishes)
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