filth : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: filth	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for filth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filth n any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant Synonym(s): filth, crud, skank the state of being covered with unclean things Synonym(s): dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Synonym(s): filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness an offensive or indecent word or phrase Synonym(s): obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Filth \Filth\, n. [OE. filthe, ful[eb]e, AS. f[?]l[eb], fr. f[d4]l foul; akin to OHG. f[d4]lida. See {Foul}, and cf. {File}.] 1. Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness. 2. Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights. --Tillotson. {Filth disease} (Med.), a disease supposed to be due to pollution of the soil or water.