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   Dirt

   /dərt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something: "his face was covered in dirt" Similar grimedustsootsmutmuckmudfilthmiresludgeslimeoozedrossscumpollutionwastesmudgesstainsinformal:crudyuckgrotgungegrunge
   • ▪ loose soil or earth; the ground: "the soldier sagged to the dirt"
   • ▪ earth used to make a surface for a road, floor, or other area of ground: "a dirt road" Similar earthsoilloamclaysiltturfclodsodground
   • ▪ short for dirt track
   • ▪ excrement: "a lawn covered in dog dirt" Similar excrementexcretadroppingsfecesdungmanureorduremuckmessinformal:poopoopvulgar slang:crapshit
   • ▪ a state or quality of uncleanliness: "Pittsburgh used to be renowned for the sweat and dirt of industry"
   • ▪ gossip, especially information about someone's activities or private life that could prove damaging if revealed: "is there any dirt on Desmond?" Similar scandalgossiptalkrevelationsrumor (s)tittle-tattletattleslanderlibelcalumnysmearsinformal:lowdowndopegenpooptea
   • ▪ a worthless or contemptible person or thing: "she treats him like dirt"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse drit ‘excrement’, an early sense in English.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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