dirty
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- v make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- a soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
dirty unswept sidewalks
a child in dirty overalls
dirty slums
piles of dirty dishes
put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
mining is a dirty job
Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves - a (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
dirty words
a dirty old man
dirty books and movies
boys telling dirty jokes
has a dirty mouth - s vile; despicable
a dirty (or lousy) trick - a spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
the air near the foundry was always dirty
a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout - s contaminated with infecting organisms
dirty wounds - s (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
dirty" is often used in combination
a dirty (or dingy) white
dirty-green walls
dirty-blonde hair - s (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy - s obtained illegally or by improper means
dirty money - s expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
dirty looks - s violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter - s unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers - s unpleasantly stormy
there's dirty weather in the offing
- And al-Qaeda leaders reportedly discussed with him schemes ranging from "dirty bombs" to blowing up gas stations discussions which some captive terrorist leaders appear to have .
- Andrew Dice Clay tells jokes for a living -- dirty jokes, stag-party jokes, jokes designed to singe a churchgoer's soul and turn a feminist's stomach -- but he attracts crowds .
- People employed in dirty work have a lot to teach us, says its most famous chronicler.