blemish
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a facial blemish
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Sense 2 verb
mar or spoil the appearance of
scars defaced her cheeks
Types & categories
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- defacement derivation
- disfigurement derivation
- blemish derivation
Sense 3 verb
mar or impair with a flaw
her face was blemished
Types & categories
- soil hypernym
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- blemish derivation
Sense 4 verb
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
Types & categories
- damage hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mar |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | birthmark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chatter mark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | burn mark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stigma |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verruca |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | milium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blackhead |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | defacement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disfigurement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mangle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scar |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | soil |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | blemish |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | damage |