dirty
adjective (dirty, dirtier, dirtiest); verb (dirty, dirties, dirtied — to make dirty)
Everyday
- Not clean; covered with dirt, mud, dust or germs. tree →
- Not fair or honest: a dirty trick. tree →
- Rude or not nice: a dirty word, a dirty look (an angry look). tree →
- Verb: to make something dirty. tree →
In the lessons
In hygiene: wash dirty hands before eating and after the toilet; dirty hands spread germs; put dirty clothes in the wash. In safety: don't touch dirty needles or rubbish, don't drink dirty water. In stories: a dirty trick is cheating. Phrases: dirty hands, dirty clothes, dirty dishes, get dirty, a dirty trick, a dirty look, dirty water.
Examples
- Wash your dirty hands before dinner. tree →
- My shoes got dirty in the mud. tree →
- Put your dirty clothes in the basket. tree →
- Who left these dirty dishes? tree →
- Don't drink dirty water from a puddle. tree →
- Hiding the ball was a dirty trick. tree →
- She gave me a dirty look. tree →
- Gardening is fun, even if you get dirty. tree →
- Knives are dirty things at any time. tree →
Note
Comparisons: dirtier, dirtiest (y → i). Opposite: clean. Made from «dirt» + y. Something can look clean and still have germs, so wash with soap.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dirty» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dirty» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dirty/