The Clue
Window washer's boo-boo (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SMEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer SMEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Besmirch
Blotch
Daub
Defamation
Defame
Denigrate
Impugn
Insult
Libel
Slander
Vilification
Vilify
Artist's mishap
Bad-mouth
Campaign ploy
Campaign staple
Campaign tactic
Cosmetician's goof
Glaze for pottery
Illustrator's goof
Makeup mishap
Makeup problem
Mess up
Mirror marrer
Problem with eyeliner
Slide specimen
Sling mud at
Throw mud at
Type of campaign
Attack ad, maybe
___ campaign (dirty politics)
Campaigner's dirty trick
Dirty political tactic
Flub a paint job
Medical-lab technique
Slight on the stump, say
Use finger paints
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"