grime
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
a style of music influenced by rap, ragga, etc., and characterized by lyrics and imagery that reference the dark side of urban life.
Origin of grime
1Other words from grime
- un·grimed, adjective
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How to use grime in a sentence
A dozen men dashed out of the gloom ahead, smoke-stained and grimed.
Colonial Born | G. Firth ScottThe lonesomeness of the Big Vacuum was getting grimed into him.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunThe black faces were grimed with tears; this changed social condition seemed nothing but a calamity to the well-tended household.
Mountain | Clement WoodDust-grimed and silent, their whips curled on their arms, their dogs lean and limping at heel, they passed McNab's.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardA hemstitched handkerchief, grimed and stained, was loosely twisted around his wrists, partly hiding the handcuffs.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for grime
/ (ɡraɪm) /
dirt, soot, or filth, esp when thickly accumulated or ingrained
a genre of music originating in the East End of London and combining elements of garage, hip-hop, rap, and jungle
(tr) to make dirty or coat with filth
Origin of grime
1Derived forms of grime
- grimy, adjective
- griminess, noun
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