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• smut — /smut/, n., v., smutted, smutting. n. 1. a particle of soot; sooty matter. 2. a black or dirty mark; smudge. 3. indecent language or publications; obscenity. 4. Plant Pathol. a. a disease of plants, esp. cereal grasses, characterized by the… …   Universalium

• bunt — bunt1 bunter, n. /bunt/, v.t. 1. (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt. 2. Baseball. to bat (a pitched ball) very gently so that it rolls into the infield close to home plate, usually by holding the bat loosely in hands spread… …   Universalium

• smut fungus — noun any fungus of the order Ustilaginales • Syn: ↑smut • Derivationally related forms: ↑smut (for: ↑smut) • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • H …   Useful english dictionary

• bunt — I [[t]bʌnt[/t]] v. t. 1) (of a goat or calf) to push with the horns or head; butt 2) spo to tap (a pitched baseball) close to home plate, usu. by facing the pitcher and allowing the ball to bounce off the bat 3) anb to push something with the… …   From formal English to slang

• smut ball — noun 1. : the spore mass into which the ovary of the host is converted by the stinking smut organism compare bunt II 2. : puffball * * * smut ball, 1. the ball of black powder into which an ear of grain is changed by the smut fungus. 2. =… …   Useful english dictionary

• bunt´er — bunt1 «buhnt», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to hit (a baseball) lightly so that the ball goes to the ground and rolls only a short distance: »Andy Seminick bunted into a force play (New York Times). 2. to strike with the head or horns, as a goat… …   Useful english dictionary

• bunt — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Low German, bundle, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English byndel bundle Date: circa 1582 1. a. the middle part of a square sail b. the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bunt — bunt1 [bʌnt] verb 1》 Baseball (of a batter) gently tap (a pitched ball) without swinging. 2》 butt with the head or horns. noun Baseball an act of bunting a ball. Origin C18: prob. related to butt1. bunt2 [bʌnt] …   English new terms dictionary

• Common bunt — Common bunt, also known as stinking smut and covered smut is a disease of both spring and winter wheats. It is caused by two very closely related fungi, Tilletia tritici (syn. Tilletia caries) and T. laevis (syn. T. foetida). Contents 1 Symptoms… …   Wikipedia

• stinking smut — noun 1. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores • Syn: ↑bunt • Hypernyms: ↑smut 2. similar to Tilletia caries • Syn: ↑bunt, ↑Tilletia foetida …   Useful english dictionary

• Karnal bunt — Tilletia indica Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …   Wikipedia