grime

[US]/graɪm/
[UK]/ɡraɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dirt; stain; coal dust
vt. make dirty; soil with grime

Phrases & Collocations

urban grime

Example Sentences

a cake of grime in the oven.

hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust

windows grimed like a coal miner's goggles.

His face and hands were coverd with grime from the coal dust.

The kitchen floor was covered in grime.

She scrubbed the bathtub to remove the grime.

The old car was coated in grime from years of neglect.

Grime built up in the corners of the room.

He wore gloves to protect his hands from the grime.

The windows were so dirty that they were covered in grime.

The mechanic's hands were black with grime.

She used a strong cleaner to get rid of the grime on the stove.

The grime on the walls needed to be scrubbed off.

After a long day of work, he was covered in grime.

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