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Definitions for Grime

[1] dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
[2] a style of music influenced by rap, ragga, etc., and characterized by lyrics and imagery that reference the dark side of urban life.
[3] to cover with dirt; make very dirty; soil.
[4] dirt, soot, or filth, esp when thickly accumulated or ingrained
[5] a genre of music originating in the East End of London and combining elements of garage, hip-hop, rap, and jungle
[6] (tr) to make dirty or coat with filth

Words related to Grime

dust, muck, filth, soot, crud, tarnish, soil, smut, smudge, film, gunk, gook

Words nearby Grime

grimace, grimaldi, grimaldi man, grimaldian, grimalkin, grime, grimes golden, grimes graves, grimhild, grimké, grimm

Origin of Grime

1250–1300; Middle English grim; apparently special use of Old English grīma ‘mask’, to denote layer of dust; compare dialectal Dutch grijm

Other words from Grime

un·grimed , adjective

Word origin for Grime

C15: from Middle Dutch grime; compare Flemish grijm, Old English grīma mask

Synonyms for Grime

dust, filth, muck, soot, crud, film, gook, gunk, smudge, smut, soil, tarnish