asmear
UK/əˈsmɪə/US/əˈsmɪɹ/
asmear adjective: smeared over.
Adjective
asmear (not comparable)
- Smeared over.
- So, I came into Smithfield; and the shameful place, being all asmear with filth and fat and blood and foam, seemed to stick to me.1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 6
- The young Isaac, my grandchild, played in the center of the floor, his face asmear, clothing torn and foul.1980, Al Hine, Brother Owl, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Part 5, pp. 283-284
Origin of asmear
From a- + smear.
Words that rhyme with asmear
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about asmear
- What does asmear mean?
- Asmear means smeared over.
- What part of speech is asmear?
- Asmear is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce asmear?
- Asmear is pronounced /əˈsmɪɹ/ (US).
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