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dirt

Noun

The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (synset 114868863)
is a type of: earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
subtypes:
- marl - a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
- regosol - a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand
- residual clay, residual soil - the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved
- surface soil, topsoil - the layer of soil on the surface
- subsoil, undersoil - the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
- alluvial soil - a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
- bog soil - poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation
- clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
- clunch - hardened clay
- desert soil, desertic soil - a type of soil that develops in arid climates
- caliche, hardpan - crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
- fuller's earth - an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
- gilgai soil - soil in the melon holes of Australia
- gumbo, gumbo soil - any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
- humus - partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
- indurated clay - hardened clay
- indian red - a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
- laterite - a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
- loam - a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- loess - a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
- mold, mould - loose soil rich in organic matter
- clay, mud - water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- bole - a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
- podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
- prairie soil - a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates
- sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
- sedimentary clay - clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits
- silt - mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
- boulder clay, till - unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
- tundra soil - a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions
- wiesenboden - a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions
same as: soil
The state of being covered with unclean things (synset 114521680)
is a type of: dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary

same as: filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain
Obscene terms for feces (synset 114878732)
domain usage: dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism - an offensive or indecent word or phrase

is a type of: bm, dejection, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

same as: crap, poop, shit, shite, turd
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (synset 107238471)
is a type of: comment, gossip, scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

same as: malicious gossip, scandal

Adjective

(of roads) not leveled or drained;
Unsuitable for all year travel (synset 301292603)
similar to: unimproved - not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing

same as: ungraded

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