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dirt NOUN
Dirt is any unclean substance such as dust, mud or stains.
filth
Below the sink, the shelf was caked with filth.
grime
Grime from a thousand mill chimneys had blackened the local buildings.
muck
It took me hours to clean the muck from the wheels of my bike.
dirty (1) ADJECTIVE
Something that is dirty is marked or covered with dirt.
filthy
“Get rid of that filthy rag,” my dad ordered.
grimy
The windows were so grimy we could barely see out of them.
grubby
Mum suggested my little brother wash his grubby hands.
mucky
My father enjoys mucky jobs like gardening.
mud-caked
Everywhere in the wood, mud-caked motorcyclists roared like angry wasps.
soiled
The sign said, “Please place soiled nappies in the bin provided”.
stained
The penny was badly stained, but came up shining after it was polished.
ANTONYM: clean
dirty (2) ADJECTIVE
Water that is dirty is made unclean by poisonous substances.
contaminated
The contaminated stream was an ominous red colour.
polluted
Polluted lakes and waterways cannot support any wildlife.
dirty (3) ADJECTIVE
Dirty language is unpleasant and offensive.
crude
“That joke is very crude and not funny at all,” the girl snapped.
foul
The player was sent off for using foul language.
rude
Rude words offend many people.
vulgar
“There’s no need to be vulgar,” Mum told my big sister.
disadvantage NOUN
A disadvantage is something that makes things difficult.
drawback
The drawback of being late for school was that I missed out on Nicky’s birthday cake.
handicap
My brother’s broken leg was a handicap to him for a couple of months.
inconvenience
Mum doesn’t find walking to work an inconvenience. It helps keep her slim.