GRIME
What does "GRIME" mean?
Dirt or soot ingrained on a surface, especially the kind that clings stubbornly.
Meanings
- Black, greasy, or sooty dirt deeply embedded in or on a surface. Years of grime coated the kitchen window.
- To make something very dirty; to coat with grime. Soot had grimed the old chimney bricks.
- A genre of electronic dance music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. He grew up listening to grime in East London.
Did you know?
- Beyond meaning ingrained dirt, 'grime' names a UK music genre born in East London around 2002, typically running at about 140 beats per minute.
Word origin
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'grīme' (dirt, soot, mask), related to words for smearing; the music genre took its name in 2000s London, evoking its raw, gritty sound.
Remember it
GRIME is GRIM with an E — and grimy things do look grim.
A little poem
Behind the bright sink-
a thin dark map of all the
hands that came before.
haiku
Wordplay
- The window's view was grim — mostly because of the grime.
What it teaches
Grime doesn't arrive; it accumulates — which is exactly how it's beaten, one wipe at a time.
Quick facts
What does GRIME mean?
Dirt or soot ingrained on a surface, especially the kind that clings stubbornly.
Is GRIME a valid word?
Yes — GRIME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GRIME?
GRIME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GRIME come from?
From Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'grīme' (dirt, soot, mask), related to words for smearing; the music genre took its name in 2000s London, evoking its raw, gritty sound.
What can GRIME teach us?
Grime doesn't arrive; it accumulates — which is exactly how it's beaten, one wipe at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.