to begrime

Examples

• All

• We had yet to bleach and refinish the aged and begrimed pine floors.

  Fiction book (1998)

• On the twelfth floor, he gave his name to a lovely, already weary black woman who told him to "sit in reception," a bleak beige room with three rows of blue plastic chairs and windows so begrimed that Spear did not bother trying to see what could have been a fine view west over the city to the Pacific.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Often while themselves begrimed by the nation's.

  Academic text (1997)

• He said I begrimed his name.

  The Fortune (1975)

• When he at last sat back, the paper and the man's hands were both much begrimed with pencil lead.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Ten feet below, filthy, foul-smelling, begrimed canal water lapped directly beneath their window.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Nevertheless, he put forth timidly and slowly a small paw begrimed with the dirt of the street.

  Fiction book (1992)

• 'Tis begrimed and bedabbled.

  The Lighthouse (2019)

• Amidst the cannonade roar, ad-libbed shouts from Hawkeye and Heyward convince battle-begrimed soldiers to open the sally port.

  Fiction book (1992)

• It had one small window, completely begrimed with flyspecks, a door upholstered in checked oilcloth, three iron bunks, and, for some reason, on the wall, a portrait of Kirov.

  Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

S

to soil

vsto begrime

59 4.5

To make something dirty with mud or dirt

emphasizes darkening and blackening over simple contact staining

F

to foul

vsto begrime

18 4.5

To make something dirty or blocked so it does not work properly

centers on blackening and covering rather than causing blockage or obstruction

D

to dirty

vsto begrime

14 1.0

To make something unclean or covered with dirt

focuses on blackening or covering with dark sticky residue rather than general uncleanliness

B

to befoul

vsto begrime

3 9.4

Make something dirty or spoiled by adding harmful things

focuses on dark coating and blackening rather than general pollution

M

to muck

vsto begrime

3 3.5

To make something dirty with mud

is more about dark sticky residue than general muddy coating

S

to smirch

vsto begrime

• Archaic

1 9.9

To put a dirty mark on something like a dress or carpet

is more about heavy dark coating rather than figurative tarnish

M

to mire

vsto begrime

1 7.9

To make something dirty by covering it with mud

is about darkening by residue rather than specifically wet mud covering

G

to grime

vsto begrime

1 6.6

To make something dirty by covering it with dirt or soot

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

S

to smut

vsto begrime

• Archaic

7.9

To stain something with black dirt or soot

is broader and applies to dark covering beyond just soot

M

to maculate

vsto begrime

• Literature

9.9

To mark with spots or stains

is about even dark covering rather than spotty stained marks

D

to dinge

vsto begrime

• UK

9.8

To make something look dirty or faded

focuses on heavy black coating rather than mere dulling of looks

M

to muck up

vsto begrime

• Informal

6.7

To make something dirty with mud or dirt

applies to blackening and heavy dark covering rather than casual messes

B

to bemire

vsto begrime

9.9

To cover someone or something with mud

focuses on dark sticky residue on surfaces rather than chiefly muddying

C

to colly

vsto begrime

• Archaic

9.9

To make something dirty or stained

is broader indicating full dark coating rather than mere spots

Antonyms

C

clean

∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

P

to purify

30 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

How Dirty

to blacken

19 3.4

to begrime

1 9.4

to dirty

14 1.0

to stain

113 3.2

to smear

63 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology