Definition of "grime" []

• Black dirt or soot, especially such dirt clinging to or ingrained in a surface. (noun)
• To cover with black dirt or soot; begrime. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She wore a bright yellow apron covered in grime and pizza toppings, and dried sarcasm stained her red sleeves."
• "Spotting a gem through decades of kitchen grime is only the first step."
• ""'Ow dirty I am, bein' around the w'y I 'ave," the woman said, as she sat down in a coffee-house, wiping the sleep and grime from the corners of her eyes."