Filth

noun

/fɪlθ/

Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.nounDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

"Before we start cooking we need to clean up the filth in this kitchen."

2.nounSmut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.

"He spends all his time watching filth on pornographic websites."

3.noun(with definite article) The police.

"We were in the middle of stashing the money when the filth arrived."

4.nounA vile or disgusting person.

5.nounWeeds growing on pasture land.

"Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe."

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