smutted

/ˈsmʌtɪd/

verb

To stain (or be stained) with soot or other dirt.

Examples :

"After working in the fireplace, his face was smutted with black soot. "

appearance mark

verb

To taint (grain, etc.) with the smut fungus.

Examples :

"The farmer worried that his wheat crop had been smutted by the black fungus. "

plant disease agriculture biology

verb

To become tainted by the smut fungus.

Examples :

"The corn stalks in the field were smutted, showing black, swollen growths where the kernels should have been. "

plant disease biology agriculture

verb

To clear of the smut fungus.

Examples :

"to smut grain for the mill"

agriculture plant disease biology

Meanings

Examples :

"After working in the fireplace, his face was smutted with black soot. "

Examples :

"The farmer worried that his wheat crop had been smutted by the black fungus. "

Examples :

"The corn stalks in the field were smutted, showing black, swollen growths where the kernels should have been. "

Examples :

"to smut grain for the mill"

Related Words

fungus noun

Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

growths noun

An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

stained verb

To discolour.

worried adjective

Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

fireplace noun

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

swollen verb

To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

kernels noun

The core, center, or essence of an object or system.

showing verb

To display, to have somebody see (something).

become verb

To arrive, come (to a place).

farmer noun

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

working noun

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.

tainted verb

To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.