Smut (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any fungus of the order Ustilaginales.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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- Tilletia Caries
- Corn Smut
- Sphacelotheca Reiliana
- Urocystis Cepulae
- Tilletia Foetida
- Genus Sphacelotheca
- Stinking Smut
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Meaning 2
An offensive or indecent word or phrase.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The artist mixed the smut with linseed oil to create a rich, dark paint.
- Smut was used as a pigment in many ancient civilizations, including Egypt and China.
- The production of smut involves the incomplete combustion of organic materials, such as wood or bone.
- The ink used in medieval manuscripts was often made from a mixture of smut and gum arabic.
- The smut used in the restoration of the old painting was carefully matched to the original pigment to ensure authenticity.
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Meaning 5
Destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.