grime
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.grime
noun \ˈgrīm\Definition of GRIME
: soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface; broadly : accumulated dirtiness and disorder
— grime transitive verb
See Examples of GRIME
- The windows were coated with grime.
- <this new product really cuts through grime>
Origin of GRIME
Middle Dutch grime soot, mask; akin to Old English grīma mask
First Known Use: 14th century
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