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- pronunciation:
- duhr
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dirtier, dirtiest |
| definition 1: |
When something is dirty, it is not clean. Dirty things often smell bad and look bad, and sometimes they can make you sick because they contain germs.
The dog licked that plate, so mom says it's dirty now.You can't come into the living room with those dirty shoes!We put our dirty clothes in this basket and my dad usually puts them in the washing machine.
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- filthy, foul, messy, muddy, nasty, stained
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| definition 2: |
When someone does something dirty, they are not being honest, kind, or fair.
That was a dirty thing that Ian did to Jake. He should give him his stuff back.- synonyms:
- corrupt
- antonyms:
- decent, honest
- similar words:
- crooked, dishonest, foul, unfair
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| definition 3: |
When someone gives you a dirty look, it means that they give you a mean or nasty look.
Colin teased Emma and she gave him a dirty look.- similar words:
- evil, mean, nasty
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| related words: |
coarse |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dirties, dirtying, dirtied |
| definition: |
When you dirty something, you get it dirty. You do something to this thing and now it's not clean anymore.
Gabe's mom was not happy that he dirtied his good clothes just when they were going to church.- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- foul, muddy, stain
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| related words: |
contaminate, pollute |
| derivations: |
dirtily (adv.), dirtiness (n.) |
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