Filth

  • 11filth — ► NOUN 1) disgusting dirt. 2) obscene and offensive language or printed material. 3) (the filth) Brit. informal, derogatory the police. ORIGIN Old English, related to FOUL(Cf. ↑foulness) …

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  • 12filth — [filth] n. [ME < OE fylthe < base of ful (see FOUL) + TH1] 1. disgustingly offensive dirt, garbage, etc. 2. anything considered as foul as this; esp., anything viewed as grossly indecent or obscene 3. gross moral corruption …

    English World dictionary

  • 13filth — index pornography Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 14filth — [ fılθ ] noun uncount 1. ) INFORMAL words or pictures that are very offensive, usually because they deal with sex in an unpleasant way 2. ) dirt that is especially unpleasant, usually because there is a lot of it …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15filth — [n] dirt, pollution carrion, contamination, corruption, crud*, defilement, dregs, dung, excrement, feces, feculence, filthiness, foul matter, foulness, garbage, grime, impurity, manure, mire, muck, mud, nastiness, ordure, putrefaction,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 16filth — [[t]fɪ̱lθ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Filth is a disgusting amount of dirt. The living room floor was littered with filth and tin cans... Thousands of tons of filth and sewage pour into the Ganges every day. Syn: muck 2) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) People… …

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  • 17filth — /fɪlθ / (say filth) noun 1. foul matter; offensive or disgusting dirt. 2. foul condition: the filth of the bathroom. 3. moral impurity, corruption, or obscenity. 4. foul language. 5. Colloquial people one does not approve of; annoying or… …

  • 18filth — n. in filth (to live in filth) * * * [fɪlθ] in filth (to live in filth) …

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  • 19filth — I Australian Slang 1. police (originally British slang (1960s)); 2. people one does not approve of; annoying or disgusting people: Filth like you shouldn t be allowed on the streets ; 3. something excellent: waves were absolute filth II The filth …

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  • 20Filth — 1. police (originally British slang (1960s)); 2. people one does not approve of; annoying or disgusting people: Filth like you shouldn t be allowed on the streets ; 3. something excellent: waves were absolute filth …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

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