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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small discoloration on skin |
| Synonyms: | blemish, blotch, daisy, dot, lentigo, macula, mole, patch, pepper, pigmentation, pit, pock, pockmark, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple |
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| Main Entry: | dot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make spot(s) |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, dab, dabble, fleck, freckle, pepper, pimple, sprinkle, stipple, stud |
| Main Entry: | mole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blemish |
| Synonyms: | beauty mark, beauty spot, birthmark, blot, freckle, nevus, strawberry mark |
| Main Entry: | sprinkle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter, disseminate |
| Synonyms: | baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | mottle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, brindle, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle, mosaic, patch, pepper, punctate, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple, variegate |
| Main Entry: | speckle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dot |
| Synonyms: | bespeckle, besprinkle, dab, dabble, dapple, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, pimple, speck, sprinkle, stipple, stud* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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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).
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| Antonyms: | ornament |
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