ingrained dirt

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• ingrained — in|grained [ınˈgreınd] adj 1.) ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change ingrained in ▪ The idea of doing our duty is deeply ingrained in most people. 2.) ingrained dirt is under the surface of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ingrained — adjective 1 ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change: an ingrained prejudice against all foreigners 2 ingrained dirt is under the surface of something and very difficult to remove …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ingrained — in|grained [ ın greınd ] adjective 1. ) an ingrained attitude, belief, or habit has existed for a long time and cannot easily be changed 2. ) ingrained dirt is under the surface, so that it is difficult to remove …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ingrained — (= engrained), adjective 1) ingrained attitudes Syn: entrenched, established, deep rooted, deep seated, fixed, firm, unshakable, ineradicable; inveterate, dyed in the wool, abiding, enduring, stubborn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ingrained — UK [ɪnˈɡreɪnd] / US adjective 1) an ingrained attitude, belief, or habit has existed for a long time and cannot easily be changed 2) ingrained dirt is under the surface, so that it is difficult to remove …   English dictionary

• ingrained — [ˌɪnˈgreɪnd] adj 1) an ingrained attitude or habit has existed for a long time and cannot easily be changed 2) ingrained dirt is under the surface and is difficult to remove …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ingrained — /ˈɪngreɪnd/ (say ingraynd) adjective 1. fixed firmly: ingrained dirt. 2. deep rooted: ingrained habits. 3. inveterate; thorough …  

• ingrained, engrained — ▶ adjective 1 ingrained attitudes: ENTRENCHED, established, deep rooted, deep seated, fixed, firm, unshakeable, ineradicable; inveterate …   Useful english dictionary

• ingrained — (also engrained) ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a habit or attitude) firmly established. 2) (of dirt) deeply embedded …   English terms dictionary

• dirt — noun 1 substance that makes sth dirty ADJECTIVE ▪ excess, loose ▪ She brushed the loose dirt off her coat. ▪ ingrained ▪ dog (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Dirt — A dirty baking plate This article is about unclean matter. For other uses, see Dirt (disambiguation). Dirty redirects here. For other uses, see Dirty (disambiguation). Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person s clothes,… …   Wikipedia