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filth

English

Etymology

From Middle English filth, from Old English f?lþu, from Proto-West Germanic *f?liþu, equivalent to foul +? -th.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f?l?/
  • Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

filth (usually uncountable, plural filths)

  1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
  2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
    • a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Excellency of the Christian Religion
      purifying our souls from the dross and filth of sensual delights
  3. (Britain, derogatory, slang, with definite article) The police.
  4. (derogatory, uncountable) A vile or disgusting person.
  5. (US, agriculture, dated) Weeds growing on pasture land.

Derived terms

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Translations

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sewage

English

Etymology

From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) +? -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.

Noun

sewage (countable and uncountable, plural sewages)

  1. A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
  2. (obsolete) sewerage.

Synonyms

  • wastewater

Derived terms

  • raw sewage

Translations

See also

  • slop
  • sludge
  • sewer system
  • sewage treatment
  • waste management

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