smut

nouns

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut, soot

destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores

smut

is a type of (narrower)

a disease that affects plants

any fungus of the order Ustilaginales

smut, smut fungus

an offensive or indecent word or phrase

dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism

is derived from

creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

erotica, porn, porno, pornography, smut

is derived from

make obscene

"This line in the play smuts the entire act"

smut

is a type of (narrower)

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

stain with a dirty substance, such as soot

smut

is a type of (narrower)

produce or leave stains

"Red wine stains the table cloth"

become affected with smut

"the corn smutted and could not be eaten"

smut

is a type of (narrower)

become moldy; spoil due to humidity

"The furniture molded in the old house"

affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

smut

domain category

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

is a type of (narrower)

contaminate with a disease or microorganism