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• Dirt — (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dirt bed — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dirt eating — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dirt pie — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dirt — /dɜt / (say dert) noun 1. earth or soil, especially when loose. 2. any foul or filthy substance, as excrement, mud, etc. 3. something vile, mean, or worthless. 4. moral filth; vileness. 5. abusive or scurrilous language. 6. unsavoury or malicious …  

• dirt — /derrt/, n. 1. any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement. 2. earth or soil, esp. when loose. 3. something or someone vile, mean, or worthless: After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt. 4. moral filth;… …   Universalium

• dirt — [[t]dɜrt[/t]] n. 1) any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement 2) earth or soil, esp. when loose 3) something or someone vile, mean, or worthless 4) moral filth; vileness; corruption 5) obscene or lewd language 6) inf gossip …   From formal English to slang

• To eat dirt — Dirt Dirt (d[ e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit excrement, dr[=i]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS. gedr[=i]tan.] 1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …   Universalium

• Confederate Gulch and Diamond City — Confederate Gulch is a steeply incised valley on the west facing slopes of the Big Belt Mountains. Its small stream drains westward into Canyon Ferry Lake, on the upper Missouri River Valley near present day Townsend, Montana. In 1864 Confederate …   Wikipedia

• Mining methods of the Klondike Gold Rush — See also: Klondike Gold Rush, Mining Contents 1 During the Klondike Gold Rush (1896 1910) 1.1 Methods of bringing out the gold 1.1.1 Underground mining …   Wikipedia