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blemishes

blemishes is the plural of blemish.

blemishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blemish.

Meaning of blemish

Noun

blemish (plural blemishes)

  1. A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
    • Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.1769, Oxford Standard Text, “King James Bible”, in Leviticus, 22, xix
  2. A moral defect; a character flaw.
    • As piety is the peculiar ornament of old people, so the want of it is a peculiar blemish in their character.1825, A Sermon, The Christian Magazine, volume 2, page 298

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Questions about blemishes

What is blemishes the plural of?
Blemishes is the plural of blemish.

Words near blemishes in the dictionary

  1. blemish
  2. blemishable
  3. blemished
  4. blemisher
  5. blemishers
  6. blemishes
  7. blemisheth
  8. blemishing
  9. blemishless
  10. blemishlessness
  11. blemishment

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