blemish
blem·ish (blem′is̸h)
transitive verb
Etymology: ME blemishen < OFr blemiss-, extended stem of blesmir, to injure, prob. via Frank *blesmjan, to cause to turn pale < *blesmi, akin to blaze
noun
- a mark that mars the appearance, as a stain, spot, scar, etc.
- any flaw, defect, or shortcoming
blemish
n.
Antonyms
Object
- defendant: Who may be said to fall into the category of a blemished defendant?
- skin: Also very useful for application to scars, stretch marks and blemished skin.
Converse of object
- remove: Her thorough work permits her to remove some blemishes: Nelson's apparent vanity, for example, is mitigated.
- hide: This entails loosing the beautiful wood color and texture, but it would hide the gray blemish.
- prevent: With clarifying Rosemary extract to help clear and prevent blemishes whilst oil absorbing powders help to reduce shine.
- cause: Artwork must be properly centered and free from blemish caused by framing.
- have: The priests under the law were to have no outward blemish or deformity.
- treat: Tea Tree oil is a well known antiseptic that can be used to treat minor skin blemishes such as spots.
Preposition: on
- skin: The color is absorbed into the surface, allowing the marks to emerge through the fabric of the paper, like blemishes on skin.
Adjective modifier
- minor: Any minor blemish in the book or the dust wrapper must be noted in the description.
- facial: However, it couldn't escape my noticing that she had one very outstanding facial blemish which hindered her beauty.
- cosmetic: Black Spots Usually cosmetic blemishes in the image which are inherent in the production process.
- slight: There is a slight blemish on the back which appears to have been caused by excess glue.
- odd: Fortunately, despite the odd blemish, this second installment of Folk Heartbeat has some very enjoyable moments indeed.
- small: A near fine copy with a small blemish to the rear cover Price: 10.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart 137.
Modifies a noun
- disease: The symptoms and factors affecting the major blemish diseases were outlined.
Noun used with modifier
- skin: Many midwives will be aware of the devastating effects skin blemishes on new born babies can have for parents.
- surface: Back to top Rain spotting Cause Depressions or surface blemishes in the paint film.
- credit: It will look like another, separate credit blemish instead of just the one.
- acne: Exposing your skin for a while to the sun may help dry up acne blemishes in the surface.
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year.
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