soil+tarnish
51taint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. corrupt, spoil, poison; tarnish, stain, sully; pollute, infect, contaminate. n. corruption; spoilage; stigma, dishonor, defile ment; fault, flaw, blemish; contamination. See disease, disrepute,… …
52defile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dirty, [befoul, tarnish, blacken; corrupt, debauch, contaminate; dishonor, debase, sully, drag in the dust, give a bad name. See uncleanness, impurity, disrepute. n. ravine, gorge, passage. See… …
53Contaminate — Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con + root of… …
54Contaminated — Contaminate Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con …
55Contaminating — Contaminate Con*tam i*nate (k[o^]n*t[a^]m [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion, for contagmen; con …
56stain — n 1. discoloration, spot, speck, mark, macu lation, dot; patch, blotch, splotch, daub; smudge, smutch, smut, smirch, smear, blur; soil, dirt; flaw, imperfection, defacement, disfigurement, fault, defect. 2. blemish, taint, attaint, blot, blot on… …
57taint — n 1. trace, touch, suggestion, drop, bit, dab, spot, speck, fleck, dot; stain, discoloration, blemish, maculation, scar, Med. cicatrix, pit, pock, pock mark; flaw, imperfection, defacement, disfigurement, fault, defect; blotch, patch, splotch;… …
58disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… …
59Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …
60Mexican–American War — Mexican–American War …
