smuts Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950)
Jan Christian Smuts.
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noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
smut; soot; crock; lampblack; carbon black.
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noun destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
smut.
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noun any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
smut fungus; smut.
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noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase
obscenity; smut; filth; dirty word; vulgarism.
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noun creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
pornography; erotica; porno; smut; porn.
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verb make obscene
smut.
- This line in the play smuts the entire act
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verb stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
smut.
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verb become affected with smut
smut.
- the corn smutted and could not be eaten
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verb affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
smut.