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GRIME
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge
(noun) the state of being covered with unclean things
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty; “don’t soil your clothes when you play outside!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grime (uncountable)
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
(music) A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
Verb
grime (third-person singular simple present grimes, present participle griming, simple past and past participle grimed)
To begrime; to cake with dirt.
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Proper noun
Grime
An English surname, probably derived from Old Norse grimr or grimmr
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Source: Wiktionary
Grime, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime, Icel. gr mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel, soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
Definition: Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply ingrained.
Grime, v. t.
Definition: To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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