dirty clothes

collocation in English

meaningsofdirtyandclothes

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dirty
adjective
uk
/ˈdɜː.ti/us
/ˈdɝː.t̬i/
marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution ...
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clothes
noun[plural]
uk
/kləʊðz/us
/kloʊðz/
things such as dresses and trousers that you wear to cover, protect, or decorate ...
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(Definition ofdirtyandclothesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdirty clothes

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I had to weardirtyclothes.
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Thedirtyclothesare not allowed inside the home.
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I very well remember that at one time the miner was criticised by the public for travelling in public service vehicles in hisdirtyclothes.
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They could not see the feasibility of bathing at the pit and then going out and walking home in theirdirtyclothes.
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Think of the poor fellow coining up sweating from the mine in hisdirtyclothes, sweating out the essential salts from his body.
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If they travelled in a bus, everybody would try to avoid contact with them because of theirdirtyclothesand their grimy appearance.
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Instead of having to dry their wet anddirtyclothesbefore the fire, the miners have left them behind and have come home clean.
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Three days after disappearing, however, he reappeared with torn anddirtyclothesand a haggard appearance.
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Many men were dirty and woredirtyclothes.
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He was sent again to come back with old anddirtyclothesand without make-up.
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Outside, waiting for the housemates, is a makeshift laundry withdirtyclothesand pegs.
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He is found among thedirtyclothesby an employee, who takes him in and raises him as his own.
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Unadorned with jewellery, she wears old,dirtyclothesand has dishevelled hair.
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He does nt a waste any precious moment to shower, and dresses in ramshackle and sometimesdirtyclothes.
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Colorful or bizarre clothing might suggest mania, while unkempt,dirtyclothesmight suggest schizophrenia or depression.
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At the end of the video, the girl, withdirtyclothesand messy hair, is shown with a tear rolling down her cheek.
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He started his career cleaning latrines anddirtyclothes, then moved on to working in a restaurant, saving enough money to own one, and then finally owned twelve.
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The boys have already been changed out of theirdirtyclothesand put into clean robes, which the girls inform them each belong to one of their three respective dads.
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