Definition of smut Smut
/smʌˈt/ - [smut] - smut
We found 29 definitions of smut from 6 different sources.
What does smut mean?
WordNet
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| smut - any fungus of the order Ustilaginales | ||
| smut fungus | ||
| fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | ||
| order ustilaginales, ustilaginales parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes | ||
| covered smut a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes | ||
| loose smut a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores | ||
| corn smut, cornsmut a smut fungus attacking Indian corn | ||
| genus sphacelotheca, sphacelotheca genus of smut fungus | ||
| head smut, sphacelotheca reiliana smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut | ||
| tilletia caries, bunt (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat | ||
| tilletia foetida, stinking smut, bunt (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat | ||
| onion smut, urocystis cepulae smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings | ||
| smut - destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores | ||
| plant disease a disease that affects plants | ||
| loose smut a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores | ||
| stinking smut, bunt (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat | ||
| flag smut smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses | ||
| smut - an offensive or indecent word or phrase | ||
| obscenity, vulgarism, filth, dirty word | ||
| profanity vulgar or irreverent speech or action | ||
| bawdry, bawdy lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" | ||
| scatology (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes) | ||
| smut - creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | ||
| pornography, porno, porn, erotica | ||
| creative activity, creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence | ||
| smut - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink | ||
| carbon black, lampblack, soot, crock | ||
| atomic number 6, carbon, c a copy made with carbon paper | ||
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| smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn | ||
| taint, infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||
| husbandry, farming, agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" | ||
| smut - become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten" | ||
| mildew, mold become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" | ||
| smut - stain with a dirty substance, such as soot | ||
| stain color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen" | ||
| smut - make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- smut (Noun)
Soot. - smut (Noun)
Sexually vulgar material; something that is sexual in a dirty way; pornographic material. - smut (Noun)
A promiscuous, classless woman. - smut (Noun)
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused. - smut (Verb)
To stain or be stained with soot etc. - smut (Verb)
To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- smut (v. t.)
Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter. - smut (v. t.)
Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults. - smut (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. - smut (v. t.)
Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity. - smut (v. t.)
To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance. - smut (v. t.)
To taint with mildew, as grain. - smut (v. t.)
To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish. - smut (v. t.)
To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill. - smut (v. i.)
To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted. - smut (v. i.)
To give off smut; to crock.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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smut, n. a spot of dirt, soot, &c.: foul matter, as soot: Bunt, sometimes also Dust-brand, the popular name of certain small fungi which infest flowering land-plants, esp. the grasses, the name derived from the appearance of the spores, which are nearly black and very numerous: obscene language.—v.t. to soil with smut: to blacken or tarnish.—v.i. to gather smut: to be turned into smut:—pr.p. smut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. smut′ted.—n. Smut′-ball, a fungus of genus Tilletia: a puff-ball.—adj. Smut′tied, made smutty.—adv. Smut′tily.—n. Smut′tiness.—adj. Smut′ty, stained with smut: affected with smut or mildew: obscene, filthy. [Scand., Sw. smuts; Ger. schmutz, prob. from root of smite.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Bawdy. Smutty story; an indecent story. -
smut
A copper. A grate. Old iron. The cove was lagged for a smut: the fellow was transported for stealing a copper.
