soiled

  • 121muddied — mÊŒdɪd adj. dirtied, soiled; soiled with mud, covered in mud; obscure, unclear; cloudy, turbid mud·dy || mÊŒdɪ v. make dirty with mud, cover in mud; cloud, make impure; confuse the issue, make unclear adj. covered in mud; turbid, cloudy;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 122soil — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: an area of rich soil | The bush grows well in a sandy soil. see land 1 2 the soil literary farming as a job or way of life: They make their living from the soil. 3 on British… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 123soil — I noun 1) acid soil Syn: earth, loam, dirt, clay, gumbo; ground 2) Canadian soil Syn: territory, land, domain, dominion, region, country II …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 124soil — soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, foul, befoul, smirch, besmirch, grime, begrime can all mean to make or become unclean. Soil basically implies fundamental defilement or pollution (as of the mind or spirit) {why war soils and disarranges whatever it… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 125dirty — dirt•y [[t]ˈdɜr ti[/t]] adj. dirt•i•er, dirt•i•est, 1) soiled with dirt; foul; unclean 2) spreading or imparting dirt; soiling: dirty smoke[/ex] 3) vile; mean; sordid; contemptible: a dirty scoundrel[/ex] 4) obscene; pornographic; lewd 5)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 126soil — I [[t]sɔɪl[/t]] n. 1) the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus 2) the ground or earth: tilling the soil[/ex] 3) a particular kind of earth: sandy soil[/ex] 4) a country, land, or region 5) any environment… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 127dirty — /ˈdɜti / (say dertee) adjective (dirtier, dirtiest) 1. soiled with dirt; foul; unclean. 2. imparting dirt; soiling. 3. vile; mean. 4. morally unclean; indecent. 5. in possession of illegal drugs, stolen goods, etc. Compare clean (def. 22). 6.… …

  • 128soil — I. /sɔɪl / (say soyl) noun 1. that portion of the earth s surface in which plants grow; a well developed system of inorganic and organic material and of living organisms. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing… …