How many syllables in Smut
Word
Smut
How many syllables?
1 Syllable
How it's divided?
smut
Definition
- v. t. - Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil
made by such matter.
- v. t. - Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in
the immediate locality of faults.
- v. t. - An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which
is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by
parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo,
is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis.
- v. t. - Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
- v. t. - To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or
other dirty substance.
- v. t. - To taint with mildew, as grain.
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