Colly and Grime

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Colly verb - Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

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Grime is a synonym for colly. In some cases you can use "Grime" instead a verb "Colly".

Nearby Word: collie

Grime verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: countless hours of work were needed to clean the floors of the old warehouse that had been grimed from a century of use

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Colly is a synonym for grime in British dialect topic. You can use "Colly" instead a verb "Grime".

Nearby Words: grimy, grimed

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