taint

  • 51taint — titan …

    Anagrams dictionary

  • 52taint — noun a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance. ↘a contaminating influence or effect. verb 1》 contaminate or pollute.     ↘affect with a bad or undesirable quality. 2》 archaic (of food or water) become contaminated or polluted.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 53taint — I. v. a. 1. Imbue, impregnate. 2. Corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid, pollute, disease, vitiate. 3. Tarnish, stain, sully, blot. II. n. 1. Tincture, tinge, stain. 2. Infection, corruption, depravation,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 54taint — Noun. The perineum. Something of a pun, because it aint the anus, and it aint the vagina or balls …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 55taint — 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;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 56taint — [[t]teɪnt[/t]] n. 1) a trace of something bad or offensive 2) a trace of infection or contamination 3) to modify by a trace of something bad or offensive 4) to infect or contaminate 5) to sully or tarnish (a person s name, reputation, etc.) 6) to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57taint — /teɪnt / (say taynt) noun 1. a touch of something offensive or deleterious; a latent or incipient defect or corruption. 2. a trace of infection, contamination, or the like. 3. a trace of dishonour or discredit. 4. Obsolete colour or tinge. –verb… …

  • 58taint — A conviction of felony, or the person so convicted …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 59taint — see TINGE …

    Word origins

  • 60taint of usury — The illegality in a usurious transaction attaching to all consecutive obligations or securities growing out of the transaction. 55 Am J1st Usury § 96 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary