Word Finder - dirt

definition

Soil or earth.

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A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.

synonyms

• filth

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Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person.

example

The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.

synonyms

• gossip
• kompromat

definition

Meanness; sordidness.

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In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.

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Freckles

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To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty

The dirt hit his body with a hollow thud.

I kicked dirt over the spot.

She was covered with dirt – the remains of mud pies I had compelled her to eat, although she had never shown any special liking for them.

She reached out and brushed dirt from his shoulder without commenting.

Ahead was nothing but a narrow dirt road lined with mature Oak trees and brush.

Multiple dirt deer trails moved away.

Now he remembered Denisov with his changed expression, his submission, and the whole hospital, with arms and legs torn off and its dirt and disease.

The head hair is usually matted with grease and dirt, but when clean is fine and glossy.

She covered her head as dirt and debris rained over her.

He opened his eyes to find them off a dirt road in the high desert somewhere.

Before the sun was fully on the horizon, he pushed the last armful of dirt into place over the low mound and sat back.

They'd circled it twice, but the blast had scorched dirt, trees, and any traces of Lana over a hundred meters in every direction beyond the crater.

I suppose it is better than a lonely dirt road on a cold day.

The alga by its own peculiar movement will soon form a radiating circle, perfectly free from dirt, around the coin, which may then be removed.

It was of small dimensions, with a peaked cottage roof, and not much else to be seen, the dirt being raised five feet all around as if it were a compost heap.

She lay down on the pebble- strewn dirt, wondering if death was anything like living in the catacombs.

He cleaned his hands of dirt then knelt beside her.

Helen loves to dig and play in the dirt like any other child.

All the dirt is scraped off with the sticky oil.

Maybe Sarah or Giddon would take her to the little country store where the dirt road joined the highway.

Her sandals raised little puffs of dust every time she put a foot down in the soft dirt.

He placed the cloak over her body and covered her face, not wanting to get dirt in her dark hair.

We were cowboy and Indian kids, living in an imagination paradise of rocks and trees and dirt, with her leading the way.

The tarantula cat was sucking up dirt and dust from the kitchen corners.

Reading tire tracks in the dirt.

Her body was streaked with blood, sweat, and dirt.

A reporter then spent two months trying to dig the dirt.

The clothing was obviously quite old and now that it was out of its container, reeked of dampness and dirt.

She knelt on the beach area consisting of a stretch of pebbles and dirt.

The glimmering lights were nestled among rocks and dirt.

Some people dug trenches while others placed pipes in the trenches and covered them again with dirt.

Finally Carmen grabbed the shovel and jabbed it into the pile of dirt.

That derived from Brazil, however, is generally inferior, being mixed with wood and dirt.

The parasites thrive in an environment of dirt, and the main lines of precaution are those dictated by sanitary science.

An objection to this form of block is the great length of the endless chain, which may drag on the ground and pick up dirt and grit, and thereby interfere with the smooth working of the mechanism.

I'm an immortal who's older than dirt.

Dirt road, reservation perimeter on the left … she murmured.

They had six legs with little pads for feet instead of toes and claws, a delicate snout not quite the length of an anteater's lined with fine hairs and tiny teeth used to vacuum up mold, dust, and dirt that was its main food source, and an odd habit of climbing walls with hidden suckers in its padded feet.

Well, I figured the drowning of a child ought to make a big city paper and sure enough, after I checked a few of my sources and a couple of papers, I hit pay dirt!

He forced himself to be patient, to ignore the blood pulsing through his veins at the thought of leaving Memon's lifeless body on the dirt floor and walking away.

He became aware of the subtle movement of air beneath the front door, the cloudlike cloak clenched in his left hand and gritty dirt beneath his right, the trickle of blood down his throat to his gullet.

The dirt airstrip at Lukla is cut into a terrace at right angles to the main valley.

The moles use a similar artifice in clearing out the dirt from the cavities they form by scraping.

When I hit the last berm, my back wheel washed out, and I ended up in the dirt.

Who can blame you; dirt bike racing is an increasingly popular choice for many thrill seekers.

In addition, some fans utilize blade designs that reduce the buildup of dirt.

To use my own shampoo, not the cheapo cheapo cheapo hotel crap that removes the dirt but leaves grease and those metals still around.

Hundreds of thousands of small pockets in the microfibre cloth aggressively capture the dust and dirt from the film.

Instead, I let others suffer the full moral contagion, and make sure the only dirt on my hands is the physical sort.

The tarmac rapidly crumbled into a dirt road shadowing the line of the old Central Pacific Railroad.