Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed.

synoniem: dross.

Roget 653: uncleanness etc. adj.; impurity; immundity^†, immundicity^†; impurity etc. 961 [of mind]. defilement, contamination etc. v.; defoedation^†; soilure^†, soiliness^†; abomination; leaven; taint, tainture^†; fetor etc. 401^†.    decay; putrescence, putrefaction; corruption; mold, must, mildew, dry rot, mucor, rubigo^†.    slovenry^†; slovenliness etc. adj.; squalor.    dowdy, drab, slut, malkin^†, slattern, sloven, slammerkin^†, slammock^†, slummock^†, scrub, draggle-tail, mudlark^†, dust-man, sweep; beast.    dirt, filth, soil, slop; dust, cobweb, flue; smoke, soot, smudge, smut, grit, grime, raff^†; sossle^†, sozzle^†.    sordes^†, dregs, grounds, lees; argol^†; sediment, settlement heeltap^†; dross, drossiness^†; mother^†, precipitate, scoriae, ashes, cinders.    recrement^†, slag; scum, froth.    hogwash; ditchwater^†, dishwater, bilgewater^†; rinsings, cheeseparings; sweepings etc. (useless refuse) 645; offscourings^†, outscourings^†; off scum; caput mortuum [Lat.], residuum, sprue, fecula [Lat.], clinker, draff^†; scurf, scurfiness^†; exuviae [Lat.], morphea; fur, furfur^†; dandruff, tartar.    riffraff; vermin, louse, flea, bug, chinch^†.    mud, mire, quagmire, alluvium, silt, sludge, slime, slush, slosh, sposh [U.S.].    spawn, offal, gurry [U.S.]; lientery^†; garbage, carrion; excreta etc. 299; slough, peccant humor, pus, matter, suppuration, lienteria^†; faeces, feces, excrement, ordure, dung, crap [Vulg.], shit [Vulg.]; sewage, sewerage; muck; coprolite; guano, manure, compost.    dunghill, colluvies^†, mixen^†, midden, bog, laystall^†, sink, privy, jakes; toilet, john, head; cess^†, cesspool; sump, sough, cloaca, latrines, drain, sewer, common sewer; Cloacina; dust hole.    sty, pigsty, lair, den, Augean stable^†, sink of corruption; slum, rookery.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 961: impurity; uncleanness etc. (filth) 653; immodesty; grossness etc. adj.; indelicacy, indecency; impudicity^†; obscenity, ribaldry, Fescennine, smut, bawdry^†, double entente, equivoque [Fr.].    concupiscence, lust, carnality, flesh, salacity; pruriency, lechery, lasciviency^†, lubricity; Sadism, sapphism^†.    incontinence, intrigue, faux pas [Fr.]; amour, amourette^†; gallantry; debauchery, libertinish^†, libertinage^†, fornication; liaison; wenching, venery, dissipation.    seduction; defloration, defilement, abuse, violation, rape; incest.    prostitution, social evil, harlotry, stupration^†, whoredom, concubinage, cuckoldom^†, adultery, advoutry^†, crim.    con.   ; free love.    seraglio, harem; brothel, bagnio^†, stew, bawdyhouse^†, cat house, lupanar^†, house of ill fame, bordel^†, bordello.    ... meer laten zien

The condition of being impure.

synoniem: impureness.

Nederlands: onreinheid, onzuiverheid