grime — dirt or soot that is ingrained and difficult to remove
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: dirt or soot that is ingrained and difficult to remove
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡraɪm/
Example Sentences
- After 10 years without cleaning, the kitchen was covered in a thick layer of grime that required industrial-strength detergent.
- The detective could barely see through the grime on his car windows after following the suspect through a construction site.
- My teenager's bedroom door handle has so much grime on it that I need gloves just to open it!
grime
NOUN[/ɡraɪm/]
dirt or soot that is ingrained and difficult to remove
Years of grime coated the abandoned subway tiles in thick black layers.
Fighting grime over time, he starts to climb!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Grime derives from Middle Dutch 'grime', meaning stain or filth. The term originally referred to dirt or grime that accumulates over time and is difficult to remove, a sense that has persisted in modern English.
Breakdown
The word is a simple morpheme without further decomposition: 'grime' (stain, stubborn dirt) — referring to ingrained or persistent filth that resists easy cleaning.
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📝Examples
“After 10 years without cleaning, the kitchen was covered in a thick layer of grime that required industrial-strength detergent.”
“The detective could barely see through the grime on his car windows after following the suspect through a construction site.”
“My teenager's bedroom door handle has so much grime on it that I need gloves just to open it!”
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