dirt

1. 1.

   (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

   Synonymsungraded

   Similarunimproved

Other forms of dirt

plural

dirts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dirt

What does dirt mean?

dirt means "the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dirt?

dirt has 1 syllable: dirt. In IPA it is /ˈdɝt/.

What is another word for dirt?

Close synonyms include soil, filth, grime, soil, stain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dirt a common word?

dirt is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.