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dirt

[durt] / dɜrt /


NOUN
soil
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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In Middle Tennessee, tilling dirt was her role in fighting the Germans and Japanese.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because it doesn’t spin like a slider, batters often read it as a fastball out of the pitcher’s hand—only for the ball to plummet into the dirt at the last possible moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

A short dirt path took me to a small field, and there it was: Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In.

From Literature

She’s hated that dirt bike since the day Dad bought it last winter.

From Literature

The bear responded with an attempt to kick up dirt with his hind leg, which, of course, did not work.

From Literature