grime

dust

dʌst

noun

fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air.

the car sent up clouds of dust

fine powder,fine particles,dirt,grime,filth,smut,soot

verb

remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.

I broke the vase I had been dusting

wipe,clean,buff,brush,sweep,mop

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dirt

dəːt

noun

a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.

Jo wiped the dirt off her face

grime,dust,soot,smut,muck,mud,filth,mire,sludge,slime,ooze,dross,scum,pollution,waste,smudges,stains,crud,yuck,grot,gunge,grunge

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blackens

ˈblak(ə)n

verb

make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising.

stone blackened by the soot of ages

make black,black,darken,make dark/darker,dirty,make dirty,make sooty,make smoky,stain,grime,begrime,befoul,soil,grow/become black,dim,grow dim,cloud over

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blackening

ˈblak(ə)n

verb

make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising.

stone blackened by the soot of ages

make black,black,darken,make dark/darker,dirty,make dirty,make sooty,make smoky,stain,grime,begrime,befoul,soil,grow/become black,dim,grow dim,cloud over

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blacken

ˈblak(ə)n

verb

make or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising.

stone blackened by the soot of ages

make black,black,darken,make dark/darker,dirty,make dirty,make sooty,make smoky,stain,grime,begrime,befoul,soil,grow/become black,dim,grow dim,cloud over

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blacked

blak

verb

make (something) black; blacken.

the house was pocked with bullet holes and blacked by smoke

blacken,darken,dirty,make dirty,make sooty,make smoky,stain,grime,begrime,befoul,soil

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bemiring

/bɪˈmʌɪə/

verb

Cover or stain with mud.

his shoes were bemired from travelling on foot

make muddy,cake with dirt,cake with mud,dirty,soil,begrime,grime,mire,spatter,bespatter

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bemires

/bɪˈmʌɪə/

verb

Cover or stain with mud.

his shoes were bemired from travelling on foot

make muddy,cake with dirt,cake with mud,dirty,soil,begrime,grime,mire,spatter,bespatter

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bemired

/bɪˈmʌɪə/

verb

Cover or stain with mud.

his shoes were bemired from travelling on foot

make muddy,cake with dirt,cake with mud,dirty,soil,begrime,grime,mire,spatter,bespatter

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bemire

/bəˈmaɪ(ə)r/

transitive verb

Cover or stain with mud.

his shoes were bemired, as if he had been traveling on foot

make muddy,cake with dirt,cake with mud,dirty,soil,begrime,grime,mire,spatter,bespatter

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