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Schmutz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  • filth noun Disgusting dirt or grime.
  • grime noun A layer of dirt, soot, or grease that has built up and is hard to remove.
  • grunge noun Dirt or grime, especially the kind that's hard to clean.
  • gunk noun Any sticky, dirty, or unidentifiable substance.
  • muck noun Wet, sticky dirt, mud, or manure.
  • squalor noun A filthy, degraded state, especially caused by poverty or neglect.

Senses

Schmutz is used for these senses in English:

  • dirt (chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
  • dirt A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
  • dirt Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.
  • filth (UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.
  • grime Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
  • grunge (informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
  • gunk (uncountable, informal) Grime, dirt, slime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.
  • muck Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.

dirt — full definition

  1. noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  2. noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.

filth — full definition

  1. noun Disgusting dirt or grime.
  2. noun Obscene or morally offensive material or behavior.

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