taint
Definitions of taint
v. t. - Aphetic form of Attaint.
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n. - A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
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n. - An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
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v. i. - To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
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v. t. - To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
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v. t. - To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
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v. t. - To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.
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v. t. - Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
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v. i. - To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
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v. i. - To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.
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n. - Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
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n. - Infection; corruption; deprivation.
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n. - A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.
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The word "taint" uses 5 letters: A I N T T.
Direct anagrams of taint:
titan
Words formed by adding one letter before or after taint (in bold), or to aintt in any order:
a - attain c - intact i - titian l - lattin m - mattin titman s - taints tanist titans
Shorter words found within taint:
ai ain ait an ani ant anti at att in it na nit ta tain tan tat ti tin tint tit
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