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- [Dutch smœts; English smuhts]
- /Dutch smœts; English smʌts/
- /smʌt/
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- [Dutch smœts; English smuhts]
- /Dutch smœts; English smʌts/
Definitions of smuts word
- noun smuts a particle of soot; sooty matter. 1
- noun smuts a black or dirty mark; smudge. 1
- noun smuts indecent language or publications; obscenity. 1
- noun smuts Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, especially cereal grasses, characterized by the conversion of affected parts into black, powdery masses of spores, caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginales. a fungus causing this disease. 1
- verb with object smuts to soil or smudge. 1
- verb without object smuts to become affected with smut, as a plant. 1
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Origin of smuts
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; akin to earlier smit (Old English smitte), by association with smudge, smutch
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Parts of speech for Smuts
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smuts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
smuts usage trend in Literature
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