begrime
61smudge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soot, grime, dirt, blotch, smear, blot, smutch; smolder. v. soil, smear, mark, daub, dirty; stain, blacken. See heat, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smirch, spot, soiled spot; see blemish . III… …
62sully — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soil, stain, tarnish, smear; defile, dishonor, blemish, stigmatize. See uncleanness, disrepute. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To soil] Syn. blot, stain, spot; see dirty . 2. [To defame] Syn. shame, debase,… …
63uncleanness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dirtiness Nouns 1. uncleanness, impurity; filth, defilement, contamination, soilure; abomination; taint; malodorousness; decay, putrescence, putrefaction; corruption, mold, must, mildew, dry rot;… …
64clean — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not soiled] Syn. spotless, washed, stainless, laundered, immaculate, unsoiled, untarnished, speckless, unstained, neat, tidy, clear, blank, white, dirtless, unblemished, unspotted, newly cleaned, cleaned, fresh, unused,… …
65befoul — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make dirty: begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See CLEAN. 2. To contaminate the reputation of: besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty,… …
66besoii — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besmirch, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See CLEAN …
67smutch — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, soil, sully. See CLEAN. II noun A discolored mark made by smearing: blot, blotch, daub, smear, smirch, smudge, splotch, stain.… …
68Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 …
69grime — (n.) 1580s, of uncertain origin, probably alteration of M.E. grim dirt, filth (early 14c.), from M.L.G. greme dirt, from P.Gmc. *grim to smear (Cf. Flem. grijm, M.Du. grime soot, mask ), from PIE root *ghrei to rub. The verb was M.E. grymen (mid… …
70soil — {{11}}soil (n.) the earth or ground, c.1300, from Anglo Fr. soil piece of ground, place (13c.), from L. solium seat, meaning confused with that of L. solum soil, ground. Meaning mould, earth, dirt (especially that which plants grow in) is… …
