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grime vs mire

mire vs grime

grime and mire both are nouns.

grime and mire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grime Yes No Yes No
mire Yes No Yes No
As verbs, mire is a hyponym of grime; that is, mire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grime:
  • grime: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
  • mire: soil with mud, muck, or mire
Other hyponyms of grime include foul, contaminate, foul, pollute, smear, slime, muddy, muddy up, splash, muck, muck up, mud, crock, blemish, spot.
grime (noun) mire (noun)
anything regarded as making something unclean a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
deep soft mud in water or slush
grime (verb) mire (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty soil with mud, muck, or mire
be unable to move further
cause to get stuck as if in a mire
entrap
Difference between grime and mire

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