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Colly

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dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
soilnoun(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
bemireverb(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
begrimeverb(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
grimenounDirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

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cleanverbFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
make cleanverbmake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

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soilnoun(uncountable) A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
bemireverb(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
begrimeverb(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
grimenounDirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
dirtynounAnything that is dirty.
clartynoun(British, Northern England and Scotland dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
coal-rolledHaving been enveloped in a cloud of soot from the exhaust of a coal roller, who rolled coal, who engaged in coal-rolling.
bricknoun(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
crocked(informal, Canada, US) drunk (of a person)
swearverb(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
stuggy(Cornwall) stocky; stout
cloamnoun(now chiefly dialectal) Earthenware.
scorchio(British, Ireland, slang, humorous) scorching hot (originally and especially of weather)
scroggynoun(UK, Scotland, dialect) twisted; stunted
soddenSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
tatersnoun(Cockney rhyming slang) Cold.
pooernoun(slang) Someone who poos.
siddow
stonenoun(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
stonkered(Australia, slang) Drunk.

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