smut

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for smut

smut 🔊 /smʌˈt/

smut : දැලි

smut : කුණුසරුප

smut : කිලුටු කරනවා

smut : දුඹුලු දිලීරය

smut : ලාම්පු දැලි

smut definition

Transitive verb.

  1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter.
  2. Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults.
  3. 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.
  4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
  5. To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
  6. To taint with mildew, as grain.
  7. To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.
  8. To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted.
  2. To give off smut; to crock.