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[ grahym ] / graɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grime ON THESAURUS.COM
noundirt, 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. verb (used with object), grimed, grim·ing.to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil. Origin of grime1250–1300; Middle English grim; apparently special use of Old English grīma ‘mask’, to denote layer of dust; compare dialectal Dutch grijm OTHER WORDS FROM grimeun·grimed, adjectiveWords nearby grimeGrimaldi, Grimaldian, Grimaldi man, grimalkin, grim dig, grime, Grimes Golden, Grimes Graves, Grimhild, Grimké, Grimm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grimeIt’s powerful, too, using high-powered suction and rubber brushes that are tailored to lift pet hair and thick grime off of a variety of surfaces. Vacuums that are good enough to give as presents|PopSci Commerce Team|October 1, 2020|Popular Science Cars have national attributes and GM wants their luxury line to grab the glitz of New York instead of the grime of Detroit. Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Restorers completed a 12-year project in 1998 that cleaned decades of grime from the ceiling. Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years, 100 Facts|Sarah Begley|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST That grime came from the cigarette smoke of millions of commuters. Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years, 100 Facts|Sarah Begley|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I am looking to get into the grime rap UK scene,” he told The Sun. Harry Potter Hip-Hop|Jaimie Etkin|July 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST It is even somewhat lamentable, not so much for the presence of grime as because of the absence of any other attraction. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury Our shirts from sweat and grime had gotten so dirty and stiff they would almost stand upright. The Southern Soldier Boy|James Carson Elliott Jim Tenny paled under his grime; the hand which held the knife clinched. The Portion of Labor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman The water streamed from his hat, dripped down his back and neck, splashed him with mud and grime from head to foot. The Wolves of God|Algernon Blackwood Winifred recognized him though his face was blackened with powder and grime.
British Dictionary definitions for grime
noundirt, 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 verb(tr) to make dirty or coat with filth Derived forms of grimegrimy, adjectivegriminess, nounWord Origin for grimeC15: from Middle Dutch grime; compare Flemish grijm, Old English grīma mask Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grimedust, muck, filth, soot, crud, tarnish, soil, smut, smudge, film, gunk, gook |