Opaquest - English meaning

adjective

Unable to see or be seen clearly.

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Blurred vision

verb

Make or become unclear or less distinct.

Usage examples:

Tears blurred her vision

adjective

Difficult to see

Usage examples:

The photograph was very blurred., the picture on the tv went all blurry., do you agree that male an…

adjective

(of the sky or weather) covered with or characterized by clouds.

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A very grey, cloudy day

adjective

Full of clouds

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A cloudy day

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

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A dingy room

adjective

(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

Usage examples:

The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

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

adjective

(especially of fabric) thin and translucent.

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Filmy white voile

adjective

Very thin and often transparent

Usage examples:

Filmy material, a filmy dress

adjective

Covered with or characterized by grime.

Usage examples:

The grimy industrial city

adjective

Dirty

Usage examples:

The child's face was grimy and streaked with tears.

adjective

Covered by a haze.

Usage examples:

It was a beautiful day but quite hazy

adjective

Full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist.

Usage examples:

The evening was cold and misty

adjective

Slightly wet

Usage examples:

His eyes grew misty as he remembered her.

verb

Cover or fill (something) with mud.

Usage examples:

The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective

Covered in or full of mud.

Usage examples:

They changed their muddy boots

verb

Past simple and past participle of muddy

Usage examples:

Industrial activity has muddied the river.

adjective

Covered in or full of mud.

Usage examples:

They changed their muddy boots

verb

Cover or fill (something) with mud.

Usage examples:

The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective

Covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)

Usage examples:

Don't bring those muddy boots inside!, muddy water, the room has been painted in muddy browns and g…

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

noun

A sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis.

Usage examples:

The smears were stained for cryptosporidium

adjective

Covered with smears (= dirty marks made by spreading a liquid or a thick substance over a surface)

Usage examples:

The dog's nose had made smeary marks on the glass., after a week of travelling, my map had become a…