dirty
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How dirty fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
D I R T Y
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TY
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DI start
- TY ending
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- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, r, t, y plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To make (something) dirty.
verb
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
verb
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
verb
To become soiled.
adjective
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
"Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."
adjective
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
"Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."
adjective
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
"At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."
adjective
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
"He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."
adjective
Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
"I won't accept your dirty money!"
adjective
Out of tune.
"You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."
adjective
Of color, discolored by impurities.
"The old flag was a dirty white."
adjective
Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.
"Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."
adjective
Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
"None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."
adjective
Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
"He lives in a dirty great mansion."
adjective
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
"dirty weather"
adjective
Of an alcoholic beverage, especially a cocktail or mixed drink: served with the juice of olives.
"dirty martini"
adjective
Of food, indulgent in an unhealthy way.
"The waiter served dirty burgers to the customers."
adverb
In a dirty manner.
"to play dirty"
Related Words
Synonyms
- soil
- taint
- sully
- base
- despicable
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- filthy
- lousy
- mean
- sordid
- unethical
Antonyms
- clean
- bright
- pure
- sportsmanlike
- neat