Daub and Tidy

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Daub verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer

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Tidy is an antonym for daub.

Nearby Words: daubed, daubing, dauber, dauby

Tidy verb - Put (things or places) in order.

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Daub is an antonym for tidy.

Nearby Words: tidiness, tidied, tidying, tiding

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