grime

4 definitions found

grime - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Grime \Grime\, v. t.
     To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

  Grime \Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,
     Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,
     soot, smut, and E. grimace.]
     Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply
     ingrained.
     [1913 Webster]

grime - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  grime
      n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn:
           dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease,
           grunge]
      v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
           when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
           grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]

grime - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "grime":
     begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besoil, dirt, dirty, dirty up,
     dust, filth, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, scum, slime,
     smirch, smoke, smooch, smudge, smut, soot, tarnish