dirt in English: Mud, dust, or anything that makes things not clean. (noun)

Translation

Mud, dust, or anything that makes things not clean.

Word origin

From Old Norse drit; over time English speakers swapped the r and i sounds, turning drit into dirt.

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Dirt is what makes things need washing.

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Dirt is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.

digging .

In this sense dirt means loose earth or soil on the ground.

dust

Fine dry powder made of tiny bits of dirt in the air or on surfaces.

mud

Wet, soft earth that sticks to your shoes and hands.

clean

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

ground

The land under your feet when you are outside.

wash

To make something clean with water, and often with soap.

soil

The soft top layer of the earth that plants grow in.

worm

A small, long, thin animal with a soft body and no legs that lives in the ground.

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