blemish1 nounblemish2 verb
blemishblem‧ish1 /ˈblemɪʃ/ noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Her skin was perfect -- not a blemish on it.
- After moisturising, disguise thread veins, blemishes and dark circles under the eyes with a good concealer.
- All grades are wholesome but U. S. Grade A is assigned to products which are of uniform size and free of blemishes.
- But no Utopia is perfect, and this one had two blemishes.
- First Jonathan, which had been, in retrospect, a mere blemish on the horizon.
- Leg makeup covers any blemishes and veins while adding a hint of colour.
- Only by offering the play in its entirety, blemishes and all, does its content makes sense.
- These are said to reduce the appearance of blemishes and help prevent spots.
- They were perfectly formed, with no blemishes, no insect or fungus damage.
THESAURUSa mark on your skin► blemish
a small mark, especially a mark on someone’s skin or on the surface of an object, that spoils its appearance a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance: · John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.
► mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin: · Some moles may become cancerous.· Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.
► freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc: · She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
► birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born: · There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.
► bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit: · Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.
► scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you: · The injury left a small scar on his forehead.
► pimple/zit (also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old: · When I was a teenager I had terrible spots.· The boy had a few pimples under his chin.
► wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus: · His face was covered in hairy warts.
► blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned: · There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.
► rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergy: · I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash.
Longman Language Activatora mark on someone's skin► mark a small area of skin that is a different colour from the rest of someone's skin: · He had two little marks on his face where his glasses had been.· She squeezed me so hard, she left a mark on my arm.
► pimple also spot British, /zit informal a small raised red mark, especially on someone's face, that appears suddenly and remains for a short time, often on young people: · He had a large red pimple on his nose.· When she was younger she had lovely skin, except for the occasional spot.· I can't go out tonight with this zit on my face!come out in spots: · Call the doctor if you come out in spots or rashes.
► freckle a very small, light-brown mark, usually on the face and arms, which some light-skinned people have from birth or get when they spend time in the sun: · Sarah had freckles and red hair.
► scar a permanent mark left after a cut or wound has become healthy again: · He had a scar across his forehead from hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool.leave a scar: · They say the wound's quite deep, and will probably leave a scar.
► bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc: · How did you get that bruise on your shoulder?· I banged into the shelf so hard that I got an ugly purple bruise on my hip.
► blotch a large coloured mark caused by illness: · He had no idea what was causing the red blotches on his skin.· I first noticed the purple blotches on my neck on Thursday.
► blemish a small mark that spoils the appearance of someone's skin: · Her skin was perfect -- not a blemish on it.
► birthmark a mark, usually red or brown, which is on someone's skin when they are born and remains there all their life: · The police identified the girl from a birthmark on her leg.
blemish1 nounblemish2 verb
blemishblemish2 verb [transitive] Word OriginWORD ORIGINblemish2
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French blemir ‘to make pale, injure’VERB TABLE
blemish
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | blemish |
| he, she, it | blemishes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blemished |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blemished |
| he, she, it | has blemished | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blemished |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blemish |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blemished |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am blemishing |
| he, she, it | is blemishing | |
| you, we, they | are blemishing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was blemishing |
| you, we, they | were blemishing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blemishing |
| he, she, it | has been blemishing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blemishing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blemishing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blemishing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
to spoil something so that it is no longer beautiful or perfect → unblemished: - It's faint, but it does blemish an otherwise faultless job.
- Reagan, confused and uninformed, escaped with only his image blemished.
- The sycamores, blemished bark, but very nice, brown and white, getting ready to cough up leaves.
- Would you desire the honour of your own cheek being blemished by Biff?
His record will be blemished by this failure.GRAMMAR Blemish is often passive.—blemished adjective