dirt (noun)

  • 91nail file — noun : file I 1b * * * a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * nail file noun A file for trimming fingernails… …

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  • 92donkey jacket — noun a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen • Hypernyms: ↑jacket * * * donkey jacket noun A strong jacket, with shoulders of leather or (usu) a substitute, and patch pockets • • • Main Entry: ↑donkey * * * donkey jacket UK US noun [count …

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  • 93nail — noun 1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ sharp ▪ healthy, strong ▪ …

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  • 94detergent — noun a soluble cleansing agent which combines with impurities and dirt to make them more soluble. adjective relating to detergents or their action. Derivatives detergence noun detergency noun Origin C17 (as adjective): from L. detergent ,… …

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  • 95carpet sweeper — noun a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet • Syn: ↑sweeper • Derivationally related forms: ↑sweep (for: ↑sweeper) • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning implement, ↑ …

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  • 96dirty linen — noun personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public • Syn: ↑dirty laundry • Hypernyms: ↑personal business, ↑personal matters, ↑affairs * * * noun : private or domestic matters whose exposure in public would bring shame or… …

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  • 97dust bag — noun a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner • Syn: ↑vacuum bag • Hypernyms: ↑bag • Part Holonyms: ↑vacuum, ↑vacuum cleaner * * * noun …

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  • 98middlebreaker — noun moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow • Syn: ↑lister, ↑lister plow, ↑lister plough, ↑middle buster • Hypernyms: ↑moldboard plow, ↑mouldboard plough * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ  …

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  • 99clay court — noun : a tennis court with a clay or dirt surface clay court championship compare grass court, hard court * * * an outdoor tennis court having a clay surface. Cf. grass court, hard court. [1915 20] * * * clay court noun Clay covered tennis court… …

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  • 100bike — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dirt, mountain, racing, recumbent, road, touring, town, trail ▪ exercise ▪ …

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