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do the dirty work


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dirty
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Sense: Verb: make unclean
Synonyms:
soil Collocations, sully, stain Collocations, muddy Collocations, muck up (informal), smear Collocations, defile, tarnish, blacken, foul Collocations, spoil Collocations, get sth/sb messy, encrust, coat Collocations, spot Collocations, daub, blot, blur Collocations, make sth dusty, smudge Collocations, dribble, draggle, speck Collocations, blotch, spatter, splash Collocations, decay Collocations, pollute, contaminate, debase, make sth impure
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, cleanse, tidy up, sanitize, wash Collocations, decontaminate, disinfect, launder
Sense: Adjective: containing dirt
Synonyms:
filthy Collocations, messy Collocations, unwashed, soiled, grimy, unclean, stained Collocations, spotted Collocations, muddy Collocations, mucky, grubby, scuzzy, foul Collocations, gross Collocations (slang), cruddy (slang), unlaundered, scummy, unsanitary, unhygienic, polluted, nasty Collocations (informal), slovenly, dusty Collocations, undusted, squalid, sloppy Collocations, lousy Collocations (informal), unsightly, straggly, tarnished, smudged, fouled, greasy Collocations, spattered, smutty, smutted, sooty, smoky, slimy Collocations, rusty Collocations, murky Collocations, dingy, unswept, unpolished, crummy, scrubby, icky (slang), flyspecked, yucky (informal), bedraggled
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, sanitary, spotless, tidy Collocations, spick-and-span, immaculate, unsoiled, washed, laundered, dry-cleaned, decontaminated, disinfected
Sense: Adjective: obscene - informal
Synonyms:
pornographic, smutty, sexually explicit, lewd Collocations, filthy Collocations (informal), X-rated, obscene, adult Collocations, porn Collocations, porno (informal), sleazy, vulgar, indecent, lustful, sexual Collocations, blue Collocations (informal), top-shelf (informal), coarse Collocations, ribald, lascivious, lecherous, squalid, scatological, off-color (informal), off-colour (UK, informal), naughty Collocations (informal), erotic
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, decent Collocations, wholesome, G-rated, inoffensive, prudish
Sense: Adjective: dishonest or unethical - informal
Synonyms:
nasty Collocations, contemptible, mean Collocations, ruthless Collocations, dishonest Collocations, despicable Collocations, good-for-nothing (informal), low Collocations, low-down (slang), sneaky Collocations, underhand, unscrupulous, treacherous Collocations, underhanded, cheating, shabby Collocations, unethical, immoral, disagreeable, base Collocations, dishonorable, dishonourable (UK), cheap Collocations (informal), unsportsmanlike, unsporting, foul Collocations, unfair Collocations, below the belt, illegal Collocations, shameful, corrupt Collocations, crooked Collocations (informal), bent Collocations (slang)
Antonyms:
clean Collocations, fair Collocations, legitimate, sportsmanlike, honorable, moral Collocations, ethical


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