Ruin and Smudge

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

Smudge and ruin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smudge" instead a verb "Ruin".

Smudge

Smudge verb - To make dirty.

Ruin and smudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Smudge".

Nearby Words: smudged, smudgy, smudging

How words are described

little little ruin little smudge

Common collocations

reputation ruin reputation smudge reputation
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