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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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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.
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