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dirt

dirt

85 2.4
A road that has no pavement and is made of soil and small stones
  • adjective
  • /dɜrt/
: 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
6 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
1 7.3

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

also lacks a hard smooth surface

Antonyms

41 1.3

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

Idioms

dirt cheap
  • Informal
15 2.8

Very cheap and costing almost nothing

to hit pay dirt
  • Informal
9 7.5

To find big success or money after trying hard

to eat dirt
  • Informal
5 8.9

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

dirt on someone
  • Informal
1 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

21 3.2

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

13 7.5

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

6 3.7

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

pay dirt
  • Specialized
4 7.2

Earth or rock that has valuable minerals worth mining

dirt ball
  • Offensive
1 8.7

A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly

dog dirt
  • NSFW
1 7.5

Poop left by a dog outside where people walk

dirt file
  • Literature
1 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

How Passable

paved
41 1.3
gravelly
1 3.9
dirt
85 2.4
muddy
75 1.1
impassable
11 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.