Meaning of GRIME
| Pronunciation: | | grIm
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the state of being covered with unclean things
- [v] make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
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GRIME is a 5 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | begrime, bemire, colly, dirt, dirty, filth, grease, grunge, soil, soil, stain |
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| | Antonyms: | | clean, make clean | | |
| | See Also: | | alter, blemish, change, contaminate, crock, dirtiness, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot, uncleanness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,
Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,
soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply
ingrained.
\Grime\, v. t.
To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besoil, dirt, dirty, dirty up, dust, filth, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, scum, slime, smirch, smoke, smooch, smudge, smut, soot, tarnish |
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