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adj
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
verb
adj
adj
- Dirty, filthy.
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- (euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- (chiefly literary, poetic) Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- (of soil) soft and watery
noun
verb
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- (also figuratively) Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
- (figuratively) To become contaminated or impure.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- cause to become muddy
- make turbid
- dirty with mud
noun
- Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
- Slimy mud, sludge.
- (poker) The pile of discarded cards.
- Soft (or slimy) manure.
- (slang) Semen.
- (Ottawa Valley Dialect) Food, especially that eaten quickly.
- (Scotland, slang) Heroin.
- (slang) Pornography.
- Grub, slop, swill
- fecal matter of animals
- any thick, viscous matter
verb
- (Australia, informal, intransitive) To vomit.
- To do a dirty job.
- (poker, colloquial) To pass, to fold without showing one's cards, often done when a better hand has already been revealed.
- (transitive) To manure with muck.
- (transitive) To shovel muck from.
- (Canada, slang) To eat; to devour or guzzle.
- remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
- soil with mud, muck, or mire
- spread manure, as for fertilization
adj
verb
adj
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- offensively malodorous
- especially of a ship's lines etc
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- violating accepted standards or rules
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- characterized by obscenity
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
- (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- (of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- (technical) (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
verb
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean
- hit a foul ball
- commit a foul; break the rules
- become or cause to become obstructed
- make impure
- spot, stain, or pollute
- (intransitive, basketball, soccer) To commit a foul.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, basketball, soccer) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- (transitive) To make dirty.
- (intransitive) To become clogged.
- (transitive) To besmirch.
- To come into contact or collide with.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).
noun
- an act that violates the rules of a sport
- (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
- (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
- (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
adj
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- characterized by obscenity
- (now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy.
- (slang, chiefly US) Formidable, terrific; wicked.
- Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
- Spiteful, unkind.
- Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
- (chiefly UK) Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
- Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
- (chiefly UK) Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
noun
verb
noun
adv
adj
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
noun
verb
- make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- (intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.
- (transitive) To make dirty.
- To make invalid, to ruin.
- To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
- (reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- (transitive, figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
- To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (due to such food having the effect of purging them) to purge by feeding on green food.
noun
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
- anything regarded as making something unclean
- the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
- Dung; compost; manure.
- (countable, medicine) A bag containing soiled items.
- (uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- Country or territory.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
- (uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
- That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
- A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
adj
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- Like a hack; amateurish.
adj
- Foul; murky; sickly.
- (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
- (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
- (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
- (of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
- unhealthy looking
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
verb
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
adj
- (also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
- (healthcare, medicine) Of a patient or child, stained or dirtied by defecation.
- (soil science, horticulture) Having a specific or particular type of soil.
- (horticulture) That has been fed or nourished with green fodder.
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
verb
noun
- Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
- The act of cheating a person.
- A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
- (derogatory, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
- (music) A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
- a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
- any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
adj
verb
adj
verb
adj
- Disgusting; gross.
- Ghastly or sinister.
- Rigid and unrelenting.
- Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- causing dejection
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- harshly ironic or sinister
verb
noun
- Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
- Slimy mud, sludge.
- (poker) The pile of discarded cards.
- Soft (or slimy) manure.
- (slang) Semen.
- (Ottawa Valley Dialect) Food, especially that eaten quickly.
- (Scotland, slang) Heroin.
- (slang) Pornography.
- Grub, slop, swill
- fecal matter of animals
- any thick, viscous matter
verb
- (Australia, informal, intransitive) To vomit.
- To do a dirty job.
- (poker, colloquial) To pass, to fold without showing one's cards, often done when a better hand has already been revealed.
- (transitive) To manure with muck.
- (transitive) To shovel muck from.
- (Canada, slang) To eat; to devour or guzzle.
- remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
- soil with mud, muck, or mire
- spread manure, as for fertilization
verb
noun
adv
adj
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
noun
- Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
- The act of cheating a person.
- A dance performed to ska, dub, or reggae music.
- (derogatory, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
- (music) A style of rhythmic guitar strumming in ska, reggae, and punk.
- a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
- any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
adj
verb
verb
noun
adv
adj
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
verb
noun
verb
- make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- (intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.
- (transitive) To make dirty.
- To make invalid, to ruin.
- To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
- (reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- (transitive, figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
- To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (due to such food having the effect of purging them) to purge by feeding on green food.
noun
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
- anything regarded as making something unclean
- the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
- Dung; compost; manure.
- (countable, medicine) A bag containing soiled items.
- (uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- Country or territory.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
- (uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
- That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
- A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
adj
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- offensively malodorous
- especially of a ship's lines etc
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- violating accepted standards or rules
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- characterized by obscenity
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
- (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- (of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- (technical) (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
verb
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean
- hit a foul ball
- commit a foul; break the rules
- become or cause to become obstructed
- make impure
- spot, stain, or pollute
- (intransitive, basketball, soccer) To commit a foul.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, basketball, soccer) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- (transitive) To make dirty.
- (intransitive) To become clogged.
- (transitive) To besmirch.
- To come into contact or collide with.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).
noun
- an act that violates the rules of a sport
- (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
- (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
- (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
verb
noun
adv
adj
- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
adj
- Foul; dirty, soiled.
- (German politics) Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
- (of objects or markets) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
- (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk, or creamer.
- (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
- (politics) Of or pertaining to anarchism; anarchist.
- Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
- (Ireland, now derogatory) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic. (Compare blackmouth ("Presbyterian").)
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color.
- (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- Bad; evil; ill-omened.
- Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc.) that is dark (or black).
- (of a location or setting) Without light.
- (taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
- (board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
- Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
- (US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.
- (Singapore, Singlish, of someone's face) Sullen and solemn; bad-tempered and unhappy.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups (as described above).
- (card games, of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits.
- (Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- soiled with dirt or soot
- extremely dark
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- offering little or no hope
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- harshly ironic or sinister
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
noun
- (uncountable, informal) Blackness, the condition of belonging to or being descended from one of these ethnic groups.
- (countable and uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
- (firefighting) The blackened, burned-out area at the centre of a fire.
- (countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
- (countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.
- (countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.
- (countable, British) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
- (countable, baseball) The edge of home plate.
- A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
- (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
- (informal, chiefly UK, chiefly uncountable) Blackcurrant syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.
- (countable, sometimes capitalised, often offensive) A member or descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- total absence of light
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
verb
adj
adj
- Dirty, filthy.
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- (euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- (chiefly literary, poetic) Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- (of soil) soft and watery
noun
verb
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- (also figuratively) Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
- (figuratively) To become contaminated or impure.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- cause to become muddy
- make turbid
- dirty with mud
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adj
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- offensively malodorous
- especially of a ship's lines etc
- (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- violating accepted standards or rules
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- characterized by obscenity
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
- (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- (of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- (technical) (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
verb
- become soiled and dirty
- make unclean
- hit a foul ball
- commit a foul; break the rules
- become or cause to become obstructed
- make impure
- spot, stain, or pollute
- (intransitive, basketball, soccer) To commit a foul.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
- (transitive, basketball, soccer) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- (transitive) To make dirty.
- (intransitive) To become clogged.
- (transitive) To besmirch.
- To come into contact or collide with.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To obstruct, block, or otherwise interfere with (something), for example by clogging (a drain, gun barrel, chimney, etc) or by being in the way of (a gunshot, etc).
noun
- an act that violates the rules of a sport
- (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
- (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
- (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
adj
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- characterized by obscenity
- (now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy.
- (slang, chiefly US) Formidable, terrific; wicked.
- Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
- Spiteful, unkind.
- Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
- (chiefly UK) Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
- Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
- (chiefly UK) Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
noun
adj
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- Like a hack; amateurish.
adj
- Foul; murky; sickly.
- (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.
- (Ireland) Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
- (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
- (of objects or dim light) Having a similar pale, yellowish colour.
- unhealthy looking
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- (countable, sports, slang) One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- (countable, US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc.; particularly a male animal poorly suited for breeding.
- One who scrubs.
- (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- A cancellation.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- (countable, online gaming, slang, derogatory) A player who whines when outmatched by other players, sometimes by blaming the game mechanics or even accusing the other players of cheating.
- A worn-out brush.
- That which scrubs.
- (countable, derogatory) One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- (uncountable) Vegetation judged to be of inferior quality or of little use to humans, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- (medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
verb
- (transitive) To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- (media) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (databases, transitive) To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (intransitive) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- (media) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be diligent and penurious
- clean with hard rubbing
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- wash thoroughly
adj
- (also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
- (healthcare, medicine) Of a patient or child, stained or dirtied by defecation.
- (soil science, horticulture) Having a specific or particular type of soil.
- (horticulture) That has been fed or nourished with green fodder.
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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verb
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noun
adv
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- Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
- (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
- spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
- violating accepted standards or rules
- soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
- obtained illegally or by improper means
- contaminated with infecting organisms
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
- unethical or dishonest
- vile; despicable
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
- unpleasantly stormy
- Spreading harmful radiation over a wide area.
- Of food, covered in an array of indulgent toppings.
- Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
- (computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
- Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
- Sleety; gusty; stormy.
- Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules.
- That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
- (slang) Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
- (cellular automata) Producing much ash.
- Of color, discolored by impurities.
- Of an audio recording: containing unwanted noise.
- Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
- (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
- Out of tune.
- (aviation) Having the undercarriage or flaps in the down position.
adj
- Disgusting; gross.
- Ghastly or sinister.
- Rigid and unrelenting.
- Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- causing dejection
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- harshly ironic or sinister