n. a smoky fire to drive away insects

v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

n. a sudden flash (as of lightning)

n. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

v. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

v. make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

v. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

v. dry (ink) with blotting paper

v. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

v. move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing