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GRIMES

"GRIMES" is a plural of: grime.

Date "GRIMES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references)


Specialty Definition: GRIMES

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Literature

Grimes (Peter). This son of a steady fisherman was a drunkard and a thief.
He had a boy whom he killed by illusage. Two others he made away with, but was not convicted for want of evidence. As no one would live with him, he dwelt alone, became mad, and was lodged in the parish poor-house, confessed his crime in his delirium, and died. (Crabbe: Borough, letter xxii.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Grimes, Alabama

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Grimes is a town located in Dale County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 459.

Geography


Grimes is located at 31°18'8" North, 85°27'4" West (31.302270, -85.451042)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 459 people, 180 households, and 124 families residing in the town. The population density is 139.5/km² (361.9/mi²). There are 208 housing units at an average density of 63.2/km² (164.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 60.78% White, 36.38% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 180 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% are married couples living together, 17.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% are non-families. 23.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.01. In the town the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $28,839, and the median income for a family is $31,389. Males have a median income of $26,346 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,884. 9.6% of the population and 5.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.6% are under the age of 18 and 18.2% are 65 or older.



Grimes, Iowa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Grimes is a city located in Polk County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,098.

Geography

Grimes is located at 41°40'59" North, 93°47'4" West (41.682939, -93.784438)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²). 23.2 km² (8.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.33% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 5,098 people, 1,887 households, and 1,437 families residing in the city. The population density is 219.9/km² (569.4/mi²). There are 1,958 housing units at an average density of 84.5/km² (218.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.19% White, 0.33% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,887 households out of which 47.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% are married couples living together, 11.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% are non-families. 19.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.13.

In the city the population is spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $56,275, and the median income for a family is $60,847. Males have a median income of $40,118 versus $31,588 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,712. 3.3% of the population and 2.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.7% are under the age of 18 and 7.7% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grimes, Alabama."

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Modern Usage: GRIMES

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Cicero Grimes, meet John Russell. (Hombre; writing credit: Elmore Leonard; Irving Ravetch)

Movie/TV Titles

The Tammy Grimes Show (1966)

Peter Grimes (1981)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: GRIMES

DomainTitle

Books

  • Excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk, 1972-1976 (reference)

  • Grimes Mill: Kentucky Landmark on Boone Creek, Fayette County (reference)

  • Lee's Last Major General: Bryan Grimes of North Carolina (reference)

  • Lone Star Christmas: Seasonal Editorials of Frank Grimes (reference)

  • Lucy Brown and Mr. Grimes. (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  • Britten - Peter Grimes / Pears · C. Watson · Pease · Brannigan · J. Watson · Elms · Studholme · Kells · R. Nilsson · Lanigan · G. Evans · D. Kelly · ROH Covent Garden · Britten (reference)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: GRIMES

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: GRIMES

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Kenneth Grimes (right), NRCS Soil Conservationist, Fresno County, CA, and Michael Yang (left), University of California Extension Service, Fresno, CA, survey drip irrigation installed by Hmoung farmers in raised beds to grow lettuce. [Slide 97CS2971]. Credit: Bob Nichols.

A retirement home will soon replace a cornfield in Dallas County, Iowa, as the suburb of Grimes grows on the west side of Des Moines. Credit: Lynn Betts.

S.O. Grimes general store, Westminster, Md. Credit: Library of Congress.

Baron Bean. "Grimes approaches and I must dissemble". Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: GRIMES

"GRIMES" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 86.46% of the time. "GRIMES" is used about 192 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)86.46%16624,220
Noun (plural)13.54%2668,323
                    Total100.00%192N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: GRIMES

The following table summarizes the usage of "GRIMES" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
GrimesLast name21,000562
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: GRIMES


1. Grimes, AL (town, FIPS 32056)
Location: 31.30210 N, 85.45111 W
Population (1990): 443 (159 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Grimes, IA (city, FIPS 33060)
Location: 41.66082 N, 93.78929 W
Population (1990): 2653 (1005 housing units)
Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50111
Country: USA

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Expression: GRIMES

Expression using "GRIMES": Grimes County. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: GRIMES

Language Translations for "GRIMES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Schmutz (dirt, dirtiness, dung, filth, grime, muck, mud, ordure, smudginess, smut, sordidness, squalor). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: GRIMES

Derivations

Words ending with "GRIMES": begrimes. (additional references)


Misspellings

"GRIMES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Geremew, ghim, Gimmez, glimes, gramas, grammes, Gramos, greame, Griams, grides, Griem, Gries, griess, griex, grike, grikes, grimaee, Grimek, grimel, grimet, grimey, Grimmia, grimmies, grimmish, Grimpe, grims, Grimus, Grinevsky, grinse, grises, grones, grunes, Grzimek, Gyrinus, Irimescu. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "GRIMES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "GRIMES" (pronounced grī"mz)
4-r ī" m zcrimes, primes, rhymes, rimes.
3-ī" m zchimes, climbs, climes, dimes, limes, sometimes, times.

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Anagrams: GRIMES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-g-i-m-r-s"

-1 letter: emirs, germs, grime, mires, miser, rimes.

-2 letters: egis, emir, ergs, gems, germ, gies, grim, ires, megs, migs, mire, mirs, mise, regs, reis, rems, rigs, rime, rims, rise, semi, sire.

-3 letters: ems, erg, ers, gem, gie, ire, ism, meg, mig, mir, mis, reg, rei, rem, res, rig, rim, seg, sei, ser, sim, sir, sri.

 Words containing the letters "e-g-i-m-r-s"
 

+1 letter: begrims, emigres, gisarme, imagers, megrims, mirages, misgrew, ogreism, regimes, remiges.

 

+2 letters: armigers, begrimes, epigrams, ergotism, gambiers, germiest, gisarmes, glimmers, glimpser, gomerils, gremials, gremlins, gremmies, grimaces, grimiest, grimmest, grimness, immerges, impregns, magister, migrates, minglers, misgrade, ogreisms, primages, ragtimes, regimens, reimages, remising, resuming, smearing, smerking, smoggier, smudgier, sterigma.

 

+3 letters: almsgiver, ambergris, armigeros, decigrams, demiurges, dirigisme, emigrants, emigrates, ergotisms, filmgoers, geraniums, glamorise, glimpsers, gouramies, gramaries, grimacers, griminess, grumphies, grumpiest, homegirls, ideograms, imageries, imaginers, immersing, impingers, impugners, magisters, maligners, malingers, marriages, mastering, measuring, meringues, midranges, migraines, mischarge, misgovern, misgraded, misgrades, misguider, morseling, mustering, oligomers, premising, presuming, quagmires, regiments, screaming, scrimmage, semigroup, semirigid, simmering, simpering, sterigmas, streaming, summering, synergism, umpirages, wigmakers, zymurgies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow 		5. Images: Photo Album
6. Usage Frequency
7. Names: Frequency
8. Cities 		9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes 		13. Anagrams
14. Bibliography


  

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