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- [grahym]
- /graɪm/
- /ɡraɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grahym]
- /graɪm/
Definitions of grime word
- noun grime dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface. 1
- noun grime a style of music influenced by rap, ragga, etc., and characterized by lyrics and imagery that reference the dark side of urban life. 1
- verb with object grime to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil. 1
- noun grime Dirt ingrained on the surface of something, especially clothing, a building, or the skin. 1
- noun grime dirt 1
- uncountable noun grime Grime is dirt which has collected on the surface of something. 0
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Origin of grime
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English grim; apparently special use of Old English grīma ‘mask’, to denote layer of dust; compare dialectal Dutch grijm
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Parts of speech for Grime
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grime popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grime
noun grime
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- filth — offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
- soot — a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- crud — You use crud to refer to any disgustingly dirty or sticky substance.
verb grime
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- bemire — to soil with or as if with mire
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- tar — a sailor.
- smoking — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
Antonyms for grime
noun grime
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
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