The Clue
Wet mascara worry (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SMEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer SMEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Besmirch
Blacken
Blotch
Calumniate
Daub
Defamation
Defame
Insult
Malign
Slander
Vilify
Artist's mishap
Bad mark
Bad-mouth
Campaign staple
Campaign tactic
Cosmetic problem
Cosmetician's goof
Eyeliner problem
Mascara mess
Mascara problem
Mess up
Political slander
Problem with eyeliner
Ruin, as calligraphy
Slide specimen
Sling mud at
Untidy mark
Attack ad, maybe
Bit of negative campaigning
Campaign dirty trick
Campaign tactic, sometimes
Dirty campaign tactic
Nasty campaign tactic
Slight on the stump, say
Use finger paints
Window cleaner's goof
Window washer's mistake
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"