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Dirt
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Dirt
/dɜːt/
Earthy matter that can be seen on surfaces often used to plant things and can make things unclean.
Synonyms:
soil
earth
mud
grime
filth
Antonyms:
cleanliness
purity
sterility
Examples:
There is
dirt
on your shoes.
He planted flowers in the rich
dirt
.
Etymology:
Derives from Old Norse
drit
, which means excrement. In Middle English,
drit
meant mud or excrement, later evolving into
dirt
.
Usage Statistics:
25 mentions per 1 million words
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