blotch

Plural: blotches

Noun

• an irregularly shaped spot
• An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
• An irregularly shaped area.
• Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.
• Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.
• A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.
• A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.
• Blotting paper.

Verb

Verb Forms: blotched, blotching, blotches

• To mark with irregular spots or stains.
• mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
• To mark with blotches.
• To develop blotches, to become blotchy.

Examples

• His terrible handwriting would often blotch the Scrabble scoresheet, making it hard to read.

Synonyms

mottle, splodge, splotch, streak

Anagrams of blotch