Grime

/ɡɹaɪm/

Synonyms for "grime" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(6 words)

dirt filth soil coating crud dinginess

begrime bemire bemud besmoke besoil dirt

Verb(3 words)

begrime bemire colly

Adjective(1 words)

danish jord samples

Strong matches (23)

Noun(17 words)

dirt covereddirt on clothesdirt under nailsdirtiness dirting dirtsdirts the windowdirty dirtying film filthiness grease griminess griming grubbiness grunge grunges

dirtydirty updust filth foul

Verb(1 words)

dirty

Related words (39)

Noun(20 words)

gunk layermost danish jordmost soil basednail dirtscums smirchsmut on clothingsmutssoil easilysoil the clothessoil the shirtsoilage soiliness soiling soils soot sordidness stain uncleanness

mire muckmuck upmucky mud muddy murk scum slime smirch smoke smooch smudge smut soot tarnish

Adverb(1 words)

most danish soil

Verb(2 words)

soilwash off mud

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

alter change contamination dirt dirtiness dirtying filth modify uncleanness

More specific

5 entries

greaseoil filmsmirch soot stain

Collocations

8 entries

grime buildupgrime layergrime removerheavy grimeindustrial grimekitchen grimesurface grimethick grime

Inflections

3 entries

grimed grimes griming

Derivations

2 entries

griminess grimy

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Auto mechanics finish up the workday with grime all over their hands.

Source: tatoeba (567772)

Tom is covered in dirt and grime.

Source: tatoeba (3428666)

Soap can clean grime.

Source: tatoeba (4091843)

The fly running on the mirror doesn't worry about its reflection on the points of its legs from which it sits and runs; but on the contrary, it sees on the smooth surface a quantity of very small things which interest it and which we confuse with dust and grime.

Source: tatoeba (6840759)

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