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dirt

The correct spelling is dirt.

How to pronounce dirt

/dɜːt/
noun

IPA: /dɜːt/

Say it like: Dir-t

The correct spelling is dirt. Soil or earth. For example: "The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover."

Usage Examples

The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Soil or earth.
  2. 2.A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
  3. 3.Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person.
  4. 4.Meanness; sordidness.
  5. 5.In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.

verb

  1. 1.To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty

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