filth

noun [U] (DIRT)

/fɪlθ/

Definition

› thick, unpleasant dirt: The floor was covered in filth.Dirt and untidiness

(Definition of filth noun (DIRT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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