grime

n.
Black dirt or soot, especially such dirt clinging to or ingrained in a surface.

tr.v., grimed, grim·ing, grimes.
To cover with black dirt or soot; begrime.

[Middle English grim, akin to Middle Dutch grīme.]

noun

Foul or dirty matter: dirt, filth, muck. Slang crud. See clean/dirty.

n

Definition: dirt
Antonyms: clean, cleanliness, purity

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IN BRIEF: Dirtiness and disorder.

The tree house was filled with grime because the children had never thought to clean it.

Tutor's tip: A lion can be "grim" (fierce or cruel) while it is hunting a "grimme" (a kind of small antelope). Note: "Grime" is dirt that is usually on someone or something.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - snavs, smuds
v. tr. - snavse til, tilsmudse

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuil, aanslag, vuilmaken

Français (French)
n. - saleté, crasse, suie
v. tr. - encrasser, salir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schmutz, Ruß
v. - beschmutzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπνιά, μουτζούρα, βρομιά, λίγδα, ακαθαρσία
v. - λερώνω, βρομίζω, λιγδιάζω, μουτζουρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
sudiciume, insudiciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - encardimento (m), fuligem (f), sujeira (f)
v. - encardir, sujar

Русский (Russian)
сажа, грязь, пачкать

Español (Spanish)
n. - mugre, suciedad
v. tr. - ensuciar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ingrodd smuts
v. - smutsa ned

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尘垢, 污点, 煤尘, 使污秽, 污浊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 塵垢, 污點, 煤塵
v. tr. - 使污穢, 污濁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 먼지, 더러움
v. tr. - 더럽히다, 먼지를 묻히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汚れ, 垢
v. - 汚す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سخام, وسخ (فعل) يوسخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לכלוך‬
v. tr. - ‮לכלך‬

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