dirt

dirt
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. earth, soil; dust, mud, etc.; gossip. See land, uncleanness, information.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Earth]
Syn. soil, loam, clay; see earth 2 .
2. [Filth]
Syn. grime, filthiness, smut; see dust , filth , trash 1 .
• do one dirt*,
Syn. harm, hurt, cheat, slander; see abuse 1 , deceive , slander .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. soil filth, grime, mud, muck, dust, dung, mire, ooze, loam, earth, residue, *crap, *crud, *gunk, *gook, clay.
2. obscenity pornography, filth, smut, indecency.
3. gossip rumor, scandal, scoop, talk, expose, muck, *keyhole journalism.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Foul or dirty matter: filth, grime, muck. Slang: crud. See CLEAN. 2. Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency: bawdry, filth, obscenity, profanity, ribaldry, scatology, smut, vulgarity. Slang: raunch. See DECENT.

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