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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English:
Soil or earth.
●
A
stain
or
spot
(on
clothes
etc); any
foreign
substance
that
worsens
appearance.
●
Previously
unknown
facts
or
rumors
about a person.
●
Meanness; sordidness.
●
In Mining:
In
placer
mining
,
earth
,
gravel
, etc; before washing.
●
Freckles.
●
In Irish English:
Acronym of Deposit Interest Retention Tax.
Verb
●
To make
foul
or
filthy
;
soil
;
befoul
; dirty
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dirt
English
drit
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Filth
Gossip
Kompromat
Durt
Soil
Feces
Related
Mud
Gravel
Debris
Grime
Sand
Grass
Sawdust
Manure
Moisture
Carpet
Trash
Grease
Clay
Rust
Stains
Garbage
Snow
Water
Sediment
Impurities
Rubble
Gunk
Soot
Contaminants
Crud
Germs
Rain
Rocks
Scratches
Oil
Paint
Sweat
Blood
Weeds
Detritus
Ash
Topsoil
Residue
Smoke
Smudges
Dusts
Rubbish
Ice
Stain
Litter
Mildew
Sludge
Organic Matter
More
Rhymes
Ert
Gurt
Wort
Hurt
Dirt
Bert
Birt
Gert
Pert
Wert
Curt
Lirt
Kurt
Alert
Flirt
Exert
Quirt
Avert
Overt
Inert
Shirt
Apert
Worty
Squirt
Unhurt
Belirt
Insert
Revert
Desert
Assert
Begirt
Dessert
Convert
Subvert
Unalert
Ambivert
Extrovert
Ambiverts
Introvert
Red Alert
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