COLLY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word colly. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||
| dusty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • covered with a layer of dust • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new | ||||||
| grimy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | ||||||
| grubby | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • infested with grubs noun • small sculpin of the coast of New England adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | ||||||
| soiled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime | ||||||
| sooty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal • covered with or as if with soot | ||||||
| begrime | verbv | |||||
verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
| bemire | verbv | |||||
verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
| grime | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
| soil | nounn | |||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
