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smut(noun, stain, soil, earth, uncleanness)
12
dust(noun, stain, air, soil, earth)
12
grime(noun, stain, soil, earth, uncleanness)
11
lampblack
10
smoke(noun, uncleanness, fume, dirt, carbon)
8
ash(noun, calefaction, carbon)
7
carbon black(noun, expression, idiom)
7
dirt(noun, stain, soil, earth, uncleanness)
7
smudge(noun, stain, uncleanness, dirt, filth)
7
grit(noun, soil, earth, uncleanness, dirt)
6
cinder(noun, calefaction, ash)
6
crock
6
sediment(noun, dirt, carbon)
5
filth(noun, stain, soil, earth, uncleanness)
5
fumes
5
ashes(noun, fire, soil, earth, dust)
5
carbon(noun, element)
5
charcoal(noun, element, dust)
4
dross
4
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