grime

Other forms of grime

plural

grimes·

past tense

grimed·

present participle

griming·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about grime

What does grime mean?

grime means "the state of being covered with unclean things". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grime?

grime has 1 syllable: grime. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹaɪm/.

What is another word for grime?

Close synonyms include dirt, filth, soil, stain, grease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grime a common word?

grime is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.