nnoun.attributea mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)Synset:defect mar
Derivationally Related Form:marblemish
Hypernyms:appearance visual aspect
Inherited Hypernyms:blemishappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:birthmarkblackheadblotburnburn markchatter markcheckchipcomedocrackdaubdentdinggougemarkmiliummolenevusnickscarscrapescratchslursmearsmirchsmudgespotstigmaverrucawartwhitehead
Full Hyponyms:birthmarkblackheadblotchburnchatter markcheckcigarette burncommon wartcrackcrazedentdigfingermarkgenital wartinkblotjuvenile wartmoleplantar wartport-wine stainscratchsmudgestigmastrawberrywartwhitehead
vverb.contactmar or spoil the appearance ofSynset:deface disfigure
Examples:- scars defaced her cheeks
- The vandals disfigured the statue
Derivationally Related Form:defacementdisfigurementdisfigurationblemish
Hypernyms:deflower impair mar spoil vitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:defacemardamagechange
Direct Hyponyms:manglemarkmaulpitpockscar
Full Troponyms:cicatrizemaulpockmarkscar
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmar or impair with a flawSynset:spot
Derivationally Related Form:blemish
Hypernyms:begrime bemire colly dirty grime soil
Inherited Hypernyms:blemishdirtychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeadd a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defectiveSynset:flaw
Derivationally Related Form:flawblemish
Hypernyms:damage
Inherited Hypernyms:flawdamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something