grime
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/ɡɹaɪm/
English
Definitions
noun
- Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.“Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.”
- 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
- To begrime; to cake with dirt.
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Synonyms
filthdirtybegrimebemirestaingreasecollydirtsoilsoilingcontaminationfoulingdebrisgarbagedustdirty grease