|
|
- pronunciation:
- duhr
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dirtier, dirtiest |
| definition 1: |
not clean; soiled.
The windows were so dirty you could hardly see out of them.
- synonyms:
- dingy, soiled
- antonyms:
- clean, immaculate
- similar words:
- bedraggled, filthy, foul, grubby, messy, muddy, nasty, stained
|
| definition 2: |
not honest; unfair.
We stopped playing cards with him because he was a dirty player.- synonyms:
- corrupt
- antonyms:
- clean, honest
- similar words:
- crooked, dishonest, foul, unfair
|
| definition 3: |
not pleasant to do.
Give someone else the dirty work.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- nasty
|
| definition 4: |
nasty; mean.
She gave me a dirty look.- similar words:
- evil, mean, nasty
|
| related words: |
coarse, indecent, slovenly, underhand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dirties, dirtying, dirtied |
| definition 1: |
to make dirty; soil.
Put an apron on so you don't dirty your shirt.- synonyms:
- soil
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- foul, mess, muddy, stain
|
| definition 2: |
to become dirty or stained.
White clothes dirty easily.- synonyms:
- soil
- similar words:
- smudge, stain
|
| related words: |
contaminate, degrade, pollute |
| derivations: |
dirtily (adv.), dirtiness (n.) |
|
|