grime
noun
ˈgrīm 
: soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface
broadly : accumulated dirtiness and disorder
grime transitive verb
Synonyms
- crud
- dirt
- filth
- gunk
- muck
- smut
- soil
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Example Sentences
The windows were coated with grime. this new product really cuts through grime
Recent Examples on the Web Skepta, one of the UK's most prominent grime musicians and producers, can add a new title to his resume: artist and curator. 
Shama Nasinde, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 The Rated Awards were founded by GRM Daily, which has chronicled the U.K. rap and grime scene for more than a decade. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022 However, grime-free grill grates are essential to keeping a pest-free yard and delicious barbecues all year round. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 These cleaners have ingredients to dissolve dirt and grime without damaging the coating or dulling the shine. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 The secret: plant derived surfactants to get the grease and grime off your plates while making your hands silky soft and protected with the help of glycerin. Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 Antibacterial eucalyptus clears away grime that can cause breakouts while clove leaf oil delivers a spa-level fragrance. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 Aug. 2022 Floodwaters brought mud, silt, mold and sludge into homes, turning houses and trailers into unlivable wrecks filled with the ruins of beloved belongings now caked in dirt and grime. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Dusting the inside and outside of your printer will keep dust, dirt and grime from building up. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 See More
Shama Nasinde, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 The Rated Awards were founded by GRM Daily, which has chronicled the U.K. rap and grime scene for more than a decade. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2022 However, grime-free grill grates are essential to keeping a pest-free yard and delicious barbecues all year round. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 These cleaners have ingredients to dissolve dirt and grime without damaging the coating or dulling the shine. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 The secret: plant derived surfactants to get the grease and grime off your plates while making your hands silky soft and protected with the help of glycerin. Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 Antibacterial eucalyptus clears away grime that can cause breakouts while clove leaf oil delivers a spa-level fragrance. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 Aug. 2022 Floodwaters brought mud, silt, mold and sludge into homes, turning houses and trailers into unlivable wrecks filled with the ruins of beloved belongings now caked in dirt and grime. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Dusting the inside and outside of your printer will keep dust, dirt and grime from building up. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle Dutch grime soot, mask; akin to Old English grīma mask
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
grime
noun
ˈgrīm
: dirt rubbed into a surface
grimes
verb
as in stains
to make dirty countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stains
- dirties
- messes
- smudges
- blackens
- mucks
- mires
- besmirches
- soils
- begrimes
- daubs
- sullies
- befouls
- muddies
- smirches
- contaminates
- distains
- bemires
- discolors
- gaums
- pollutes
- fouls
- taints
- jumbles
- disarranges
- muddles
- defiles
- disorders
- dishevels
- disarrays
- draggles
- confuses
- crocks
- collies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cleans
- cleanses
- purges
- purifies
- sweeps
- decontaminates
- dusts
- wipes
- brushes
- washes
- disinfects
- mops
- scrubs
- sanitizes
- rinses
- brightens
- scours
- freshens
- launders
- renews
- deodorizes
- straightens (up)
- spruces (up)
- dry-cleans
- tidies (up)