blot.
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
Meaning & usage
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
An exposed piece in backgammon.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).
To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
To soak up or absorb liquid.
This paper blots easily.
To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
to blot out a word or a sentence
To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
To sell illegal drugs, to deal, to push.
To hit a blot.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).
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