colly

Speech parts

1. colly - Noun

2. colly - Adjective

3. colly - Verb

Meaning

The black grime or soot of coal.

To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.

A kind of dog. See Collie.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

soil dirty grime begrime bemire ebony collie black tarry sonic sooty dirtying spotted foul charcoal
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Antonyms

pure dust clean trim purify antiseptic
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Hyponyms

mire spot mud foul muddy slime

Derivatives

collied collying collier colliest

Examples

don't soil your clothes when you play outside! Source: Internet

A goal from Armagh man Colly Murphy in the third minute and points from Michael Molloy (2) and Kieran Lynham gave the Mitchel’s a 1-3 to 0-0 lead after five minutes which Oileain Árainn never recovered from. Source: Internet

It is often rumoured that EPOC stands for "Electronic Piece Of Cheese" however Colly Myers, who was Symbian's CEO from founding until 2002, citation said in an interview that it stood for 'epoch' and nothing more. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

colluviation colluvies colluvium collybist collybistin Collyer