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dirt

dirt

2.4
A road that has no pavement and is made of soil and small stones
  • adjective
  • /dɜrt/
translation icon : sin pavimentar
  • Driving my truck on the dirt road was an adventure every time it rained.

Just down some dirt roads, like a whole country song.

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Examples

  • But I live on a dirt road and all the neighbors have to chip in and work on this dirt road, right?

  • Just down some dirt roads, like a whole country song.

  • We grew up on dirt roads in, in, in in the rural S.

  • I was like, oh, there I was thinking that the road less taken, you know, sometimes a dirt Rd., my dirt Rd.

  • The kids loved riding their bikes on the dirt road that wound through the countryside.

  • We had to be careful on the dirt road because it was slippery after the storm.

Synonyms

unpaved
vsdirt
4 4.0

A surface such as a road that is not covered with a hard smooth layer like asphalt

adds poor leveling and drainage making it unusable in bad weather
ungraded
vsdirt
7.3

A road not made flat or drained that people cannot use when wet

also lacks a hard smooth surface

Antonyms

1 1.3

Covered with a hard surface like concrete or stones to allow walking and driving

Idioms

dirt cheap
  • Informal
14 2.8

Very cheap and costing almost nothing

to hit pay dirt
  • Informal
8 7.5

To find big success or money after trying hard

to eat dirt
  • Informal
2 8.9

To admit you are wrong and accept feeling ashamed, often unwillingly

dirt on someone
  • Informal
7.2

Secret facts that could make someone look bad if people know them

to hide the dirt
  • Informal
8.2

To keep secret wrong actions or mistakes from other people

Compounds

15 3.2

A light motorcycle with strong tires and springs for riding on rough unpaved ground

8 7.5

A discovery or idea that makes a lot of money after hard work

4 3.7

A racing track for cars or motorcycles with a surface of packed earth rather than pavement

pay dirt
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Earth or rock that has valuable minerals worth mining

dirt ball
  • Offensive
8.7

A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly

dirt file
  • Literature
8.4

A set of secret bad facts about a person kept to use against them

4.9

A garden tool that separates soil from stones and debris

dog dirt
  • NSFW
7.5

Poop left by a dog outside where people walk

How Passable

paved
1 1.3
gravelly
1 3.9
dirt
2.4
muddy
73 1.1
impassable
13 5.3

Surface Forms

dirt positive

Etymology

Dirt as an adjective comes from the old meaning of 'earth' or 'soil' (Old English drit), so a dirt road is simply a road of earth that is not paved.