Defile
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TAR
A man who serves as a sailor

4 letters

SOIL
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

FOUL
An act that violates the rules of a sport

5 letters

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

GORGE
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach

CLOUD
A group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

TAINT
The state of being contaminated

STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

6 letters

BEFOUL
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

RAVINE
A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

STIRSA

7 letters

BESMEAR
Spread or daub (a surface)

CORRUPT
Alter from the original

POLLUTE
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

DEGRADE
Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

VIOLATE
Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

MACULATE
Morally blemished; stained or impure

9 letters

DESECRATE
Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

BESPATTER
Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"

11 letters

CONTAMINATE
Make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"