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Mud vs Smudge - What's the difference?

mud | smudge |

As an adjective mud

is .

As a noun smudge is

a blemish; a smear.

As a verb smudge is

to obscure by blurring; to smear.

mud

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • (video game genre, online gaming) An interactive online environment in which players may jointly engage in fantasy role-playing games.
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    smudge

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blemish; a smear.
  • There was a smudge on the paper.
  • Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
  • (Grose)
  • (US) A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
  • (Bartlett)
    Synonyms
    * blur, smear, stain

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) smogen.

    Verb

    (smudg)
  • To obscure by blurring; to smear.
  • To soil or smear with dirt.
  • To use dense smoke to protect from insects.
  • To stifle or smother with smoke.
  • (North American Indigenous) To burn herbs as a cleansing ritual.
  • Synonyms
    * (to obscure by blurring) blur, smear * (to soil or smear with dirt) smutch, soil * (to use smoke against insects) fumigate

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