I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a clean/dirty environment
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People who live in a very clean environment may have a lower immunity to germs.
a dirty bomb (= that spreads radioactive material )
a dirty joke (= about sex )
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A bunch of boys were telling dirty jokes.
a dirty mark
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What’s that dirty mark on your coat?
a dirty secret (= a shameful secret )
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The exclusion of black people from the film industry is one of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets.
a dirty word (= a rude word )
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You couldn’t say dirty words on television.
clean/dirty laundry
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a bag of dirty laundry
dirty looks (= unfriendly looks )
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Why has Jake been giving me dirty looks all morning?
dirty old man
dirty
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Diseases can be spread by dirty water.
dirty
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How did you get such dirty nails?
dirty/soiled
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Where shall I put the dirty nappy?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
player
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Even the dirtiest player in National Football League history.
work
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Her unnecessary decision to do the dirtiest work in the place struck them as alarming.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dirty/rotten/mean trick
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Bomb threats and other dirty tricks kept many voters at home.
filthy dirty
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Pete came in filthy dirty from playing in the backyard.
get your hands dirty
talk dirty (to sb)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do you have any dirty clothes you need me to wash?
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Having to lay employees off is a dirty job.
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He used to keep a collection of dirty books hidden under his bed.
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How did the floor get so dirty ?
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Look how dirty your hands are!
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Take off those dirty jeans.
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The government led a dirty war against its own citizens.
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They just sit around telling dirty jokes - it's very boring.
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We were hot and dirty after working in the garden all afternoon.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I didn't anticipate spending days mucking out some of the dirtiest piggeries I had ever seen.
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The air in El Paso is arguably the dirtiest in Texas, violating federal standards for ozone, carbon monoxide and particulates.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dirty/rotten/mean trick
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Bomb threats and other dirty tricks kept many voters at home.
filthy dirty
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Pete came in filthy dirty from playing in the backyard.
get your hands dirty
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As he stood on the pavement, muddy water splashed up and dirtied his trousers.
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There were cigarette butts and dirtied napkins everywhere.
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You can borrow my gloves, but please try not to dirty them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He opened a book with his thumbnail, as if afraid of dirtying his fingers.
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The army, long seen as standing above the fray, dirtied its reputation in Kashmir earlier this year.