dirt (noun)

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

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  • 2dirt — ► NOUN 1) a substance that causes uncleanliness. 2) loose soil or earth. 3) informal excrement. 4) informal scandalous or sordid information or material. ORIGIN Old Norse, excrement …

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  • 3dirt bike — noun a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground • Syn: ↑trail bike, ↑scrambler • Hypernyms: ↑motorcycle, ↑bike * * * noun : a usually… …

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  • 4dirt — [ dɜrt ] noun uncount * 1. ) soil or MUD (=soil mixed with water): Groups of children were playing in the dirt. mounds of dirt 2. ) a substance that makes something dirty: His face was covered in dirt. Angelo brushed the dirt off his coat. 3. )… …

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  • 5dirt — noun Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate Date: 13th century 1. a. excrement b. a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime) c. archaic somethi …

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  • 6dirt — noun (U) 1 any substance that makes things dirty, such as mud or dust: You should have seen the dirt on that car! | dog dirt especially AmE (=waste from a dog s bowels (1)) 2 loose earth or soil: Michael threw his handful of dirt onto the coffin …

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  • 7dirt farmer — noun : a farmer who works on the soil * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] US informal : a poor farmer who lives by farming the land usually without the help of paid workers * * * ˈdirt farmer [dirt farmer] noun (NAmE) …

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  • 8dirt — noun 1) his face was streaked with dirt Syn: grime, filth; dust, soot, smut; muck, mud, mire, sludge, slime, ooze, dross; smudges, stains; informal crud, yuck, grunge; Brit. gunge 2) …

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  • 9dirt-eating — dirtˈ eating noun 1. A practice of eating clay as among various primitive peoples 2. A morbid impulse to eat dirt • • • Main Entry: ↑dirt …

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  • 10dirt road — dirt ,road or dirt, track noun count a road or track with a rough or loose surface …

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