| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun blemish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (blemish) | 1. A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish".[Wordnet]. 2. Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. To spoil, break, infect, wither or fail.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To besmirch or besmear. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To impair or perish. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To attaint. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To ruin or deflower. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To blacken, befoul or darken. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To maim or cut. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To affect or tamper.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb blemish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (blemish) | 1. Mar or spoil the appearance of.[Wordnet]. 2. Mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished".[Wordnet]. 3. Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective.[Wordnet]. 4. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.[Websters]. 5. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: blemishing, blemished, blemishes, blemisher, blemishers, blemishingly and blemishedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BLEMISHES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Specialty Definition: blemish
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Bible | Blemish imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian church, as justified in Christ, is "without blemish" (Eph. 5:27). Christ offered himself a sacrifice "without blemish," acceptable to God (1 Pet. 1:19). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
| Electrical Engineering | A localised imperfection of the storage assembly that causes unwanted output information. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Engineering & Technology | Anything that mars the appearance of wood but is not serious enough to be classed as defect. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Industry | In timber, any feature that mars its appearance without lowering its utility, e. g. blue stain in structural timber. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Publishing & Graphic Arts | A microscopic spot which may appear on film and is usually reddish or yellowish in color, sometimes termed again blemish or microscopic spot. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BLEMISHES
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Aging blemishes | Environment | In microform records, very small spots forming on silver gelatin film as a result of air pollution, improper packaging, or inadequate storage conditions. Also called measles, microspots, red spots, or redox blemishes. (references) | |
| Redox blemishes | Environment | See AGING BLEMISHES. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: blemish | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Blemish | 8 | Blemish | 8 | |
| Blemish (album) | 6 | Blemish (album) | 6 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
