Antonyms for grime
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : grahym |
| Phonetic Transcription : graɪm |
Definition of grime
Origin :- 1580s, of uncertain origin, probably alteration of Middle English grim "dirt, filth" (early 14c.), from Middle Low German greme "dirt," from Proto-Germanic *grim- "to smear" (cf. Flemish grijm, Middle Dutch grime "soot, mask"), from PIE root *ghrei- "to rub." The verb was Middle English grymen (mid-15c.) but was replaced early 16c. by begrime.
- noun dirt
- The grime was perpetually renewed; scrubbing only ground it in.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Winford, foul with grime and his clothing torn to rags, stood there.
- Extract from : « The Space Rover » by Edwin K. Sloat
- It was like beholding a dainty flower in the grime and brutality of the branding pen.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- It is just a sordid affair of mud, shell-holes, corpses, grime and filth.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- A single diamond glittered from the dirt and grime that soiled her finger.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- The dust and soot drift in and settle on our clothes, and grime our hands and face.
- Extract from : « Diary of a Pilgrimage » by Jerome K. Jerome
- All still again, and they listened and shook again with fog and grime.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
- For the soot and grime become them, and London as well, for that matter.
- Extract from : « Outdoor Sketching » by Francis Hopkinson Smith
- With the grime and dirt off his face he was pale and haggard.
- Extract from : « Tales of the Malayan Coast » by Rounsevelle Wildman
- Also we washed the mummy dust and grime from our hands and brows and made us clean.
- Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard
Synonyms for grime
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