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Main Entry:	blemish [blem-ish] Show IPA/ˈblɛmɪʃ/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	flaw
Synonyms:	beauty spot, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom, blot, blot on the landscape, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, hickey, imperfection, impurity, lentigo, lump, macula, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, speckle, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, whitehead, zit
Antonyms:	adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Main Entry:	zit
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	pimple
Synonyms:	abscess, acne, blackhead, blemish, bump, carbuncle, excrescence, goober, goophead, papula, papule, pustule, whitehead

Main Entry:	acne
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	blemishes
Synonyms:	blackheads, pimples, pizza-face, pustules, rosacea, skin inflammation, whiteheads, zits

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Concept:	Blemish.
Category:	2. Discriminative Affections
Synonyms:	-nouns blemish, disfigurement, deformity; adactylism; flaw, defect (imperfection) ; injury (deterioration); spots on the sun; eyesore., stain, blot; spot, spottiness; speck, speckle, blur., tarnish, smudge; dirt., freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark; blobber lip, blubber lip; blain, maculation; scar, wem; pustule; whelk; excrescence, pimple (proturberance). -verbs disfigure (injure); speckle. -adjectives pitted, freckled, discolored; imperfect; blobber-lipped, bloodshot; injured (deteriorated).
Antonyms:	ornament
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