The Clue
Flub a paint job (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SMEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer SMEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Besmirch
Blotch
Calumniate
Defamation
Defame
Impugn
Libel
Slander
Soil
Sully
Vilification
Vilify
Bad mark
Campaign ploy
Campaign staple
Campaign tactic
Cosmetic problem
Makeup mishap
Makeup problem
Mascara mess
Mirror marrer
Sling mud
Sling mud at
Throw mud at
Type of campaign
Attack ad, maybe
___ campaign (dirty politics)
Campaign dirty trick
Campaign tactic, sometimes
Campaigner's dirty trick
Dirty campaign tactic
Dirty political tactic
Eyeliner boo-boo
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Makeup artist's problem
Makeup boo-boo
Publish lies about
Window cleaner's goof
Window washer's mistake
Window washer's boo-boo
What decrepit windshield wipers do
Definition
SMEAR as a noun:
1. (smear, vilification, malignment) = slanderous defamation
2. (smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear) = a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
3. (smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur) = a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
4. (blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain) = an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
SMEAR as a verb:
1. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
2. (smear, blur, smudge, smutch) = make a smudge on; soil by smudging
3. (daub, smear) = cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
4. (defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch) = charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"