5
loam(soil, earth, dirt, filth, mud)
4
besmirch(verb, dirty, foul, debase, taint)
4
crud(noun, slang, waste, clean, refuse)
4
filthiness(noun, waste, refuse, stain, corruption)
4
foulness(noun, waste, refuse, dishonesty, corruption)
4
muddy(verb, adjective, dull, dirty, foul)
4
slime(noun, waste, refuse, stain, ground)
4
smoke(noun, verb, foul, stain, smear)
3
dirtiness(noun, pollution, contamination, filth, foulness)
3
gunk(noun, stain, ground, dirt, filth)
3
mire(noun, waste, refuse, stain, corruption)
3
muck up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dirty, foul)
3
pollute(verb, dull, hurt, spoil, dirty)
3
scum(noun, stain, pollution, corruption, contamination)
3
sully(verb, dull, hurt, spread, spoil)
2
befoul(verb, dull, hurt, dirty, corrupt)
2
besmear
2
besoil(verb, dirty, foul, stain, smear)
2
brand
2
contaminate(verb, dull, hurt, spoil, dirty)
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