Meaning & use
dirt
Loose soil or earth, or any unclean substance such as dust or mud.
See it in a sentence
The children came inside covered in dirt after playing in the garden.
He wiped the dirt from his boots before entering the house.
A note on using this word
Informally, dirt also means damaging or embarrassing information about someone, as in dig up dirt on a rival.
Words with a similar meaning
soilgrime
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