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splotch
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
splotch
(noun)
splotch
/
ˈ
splɑːtʃ/
noun
plural
splotches
splotch
/
ˈ
splɑːtʃ/
noun
plural
splotches
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPLOTCH
[
count
]
chiefly US
:
a large spot or mark of dirt, paint, etc.
There's an ink
splotch
[=(
Brit
)
splodge
] on your shirt.
splotches
of ink/rust
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— splotched
/
ˈ
splɑːtʃt/
adjective
Her pants were
splotched
with paint. [=there were splotches of paint on her pants]
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— splotchy
/
ˈ
splɑːtʃi/
adjective
splotchier
;
splotchiest
splotchy
skin
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