The meaning of Grime

verb

Make dirty; pollute.

Usage examples:

The dangers of letting industry befoul the environment

verb

Blacken with ingrained dirt.

Usage examples:

The smoke of industry begrimes buildings

verb

Damage (someone's reputation).

Usage examples:

He had besmirched the good name of his family

verb

Make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising.

Usage examples:

Stone blackened by the soot of ages

verb

To make something black

Usage examples:

For miles around, trees were blackened by the fire.

noun

A substance which is considered unpleasant or disgusting, typically because of its dirtiness.

Usage examples:

Use a good soap compound to remove accumulated crud

noun

The four basic operations (create, read, update, and delete) of data storage, regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

We'll create a simple database on which we will be performing crud operations

noun

Any offensive substance

Usage examples:

You couldn’t see a thing with all the crud in the air.

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner

noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

verb

(of troops) march in single file.

Usage examples:

We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides

noun

A substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.

Usage examples:

Jo wiped the dirt off her face

noun

Earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of something such as your skin

Usage examples:

I sat on the ground and got dirt on my pants., after the rain, the woods smelled of wet dirt and gr…

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

noun

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

Usage examples:

There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

noun

Something that has no use or no value

Usage examples:

So much of what's on tv is pure dross., we read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.

noun

Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air.

Usage examples:

The car sent up clouds of dust

verb

Remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.

Usage examples:

I broke the vase i had been dusting

noun

Dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of earth, sand, or other substances

Usage examples:

The furniture was covered with dust., piles of dusty books lay on the floor., [ i/t ] i was dusting…

noun

Disgusting dirt.

Usage examples:

Stagnant pools of filth

noun

Thick, unpleasant dirt

Usage examples:

The floor was covered in filth., people complain about the filth on tv and in the press.

noun

A sticky or slimy substance.

Usage examples:

He tipped the grayish goo from the test tube

noun

A thick, sticky substance

Usage examples:

Mudslides left goo all over the highway.

noun

Something unpleasant, dirty, or of poor quality.

Usage examples:

They watch endless grot on telly

noun

A grotto.

noun

An unpleasantly sticky or viscous substance.

Usage examples:

Concentration is adversely affected by smoking with the gradual blocking up of the arteries and vei…

verb

Clog or obstruct something with gunge.

Usage examples:

His own company had to come back and bleed the radiators after the new pump was put in, because the…

noun

Any unpleasant, soft, dirty substance, often one that you cannot recognize

Usage examples:

It was amazing how much gunge had accumulated in the pipe.

noun

A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

Usage examples:

Acres of land had been reduced to a mire

verb

Cause to become stuck in mud.

Usage examples:

Sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down

noun

An area of deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. any messy situation

Usage examples:

The cart’s wheels sank in the red mire., fig. at the time the country was mired in the great depres…

noun

Dirt, rubbish, or waste matter.

Usage examples:

I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen

verb

Spread manure on (land).

Usage examples:

Half the farm is mucked every year

noun

Wet, sticky dirt

Usage examples:

It was hard to walk in the muck.

noun

Soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water.

Usage examples:

Ankle deep in mud, we squelched across a meadow

noun

A computer-based text or virtual reality game which several players play at the same time, interacting with each other as well as with characters controlled by the computer.

noun

The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.

Usage examples:

The level of pollution in the air is rising

Contamination of the natural environment

noun

The act of polluting, or the substances that pollute

Usage examples:

Air pollution, pollution from the factory could be contaminating nearby wells.

noun

Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.

Usage examples:

The dumping of sewage sludge

noun

Wet dirt, or any other thick, wet substance

Usage examples:

The dirty water left a layer of sludge in the bottom of the pail.

noun

A small flake of soot or other dirt or a mark left by one.

Usage examples:

All those black smuts from the engine

noun

The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.

Usage examples:

Blueberries need very acid soil

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

He might soil his expensive suit

noun

Waste matter, especially sewage containing excrement.

Usage examples:

Hazardous waste includes contaminated soil, paint, solvent residues, asbestos and highly acidic and…

noun

A deep black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

Usage examples:

Diesel particulate matter consists of soot mixed with anything from volatile organic compounds to s…

verb

Cover or clog (something) with soot.

Usage examples:

You have previously sooted the underside of their plate by holding it over a candle

verb

Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.

Usage examples:

Her clothing was stained with blood

noun

A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.

Usage examples:

There were mud stains on my shoes

verb

To leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark

Usage examples:

[ t ] strawberry juice stained my shirt., [ i ] this carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain e…

exclamation

Used to express strong distaste or disgust.

Usage examples:

Raw herrings! yuck!

noun

Something messy or disgusting.

Usage examples:

I can't bear the sight of blood and yuck

verb

Laugh heartily.

Usage examples:

He has them yucking at him one moment and at themselves the next