Dirty vs. Soil

Dirty vs. Soil — Is There a Difference?

Difference Between Dirty and Soil

Dirtyadjective

Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.

Soilnoun

The top layer of the earth's surface in which plants can grow, consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with decayed organic matter and having the capability of retaining water.

Dirtyadjective

Spreading dirt; polluting

The air near the foundry was always dirty.

Soilnoun

A particular kind of earth or ground

sandy soil.

Dirtyadjective

Apt to soil with dirt or grime

a dirty job at the garage.

Soilnoun

Country; land

native soil.

Dirtyadjective

Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

Soilnoun

The agricultural life

a man of the soil.

Dirtyadjective

Squalid or filthy; run-down

dirty slums.

Soilnoun

A place or condition favorable to growth; a breeding ground.

Dirtyadjective

Obscene or indecent

dirty movies.a dirty joke.

Soilnoun

The state of being soiled.

Dirtyadjective

Lewd or lecherous

a dirty mind.

Soilnoun

A stain.

Dirtyadjective

Unethical or corrupt; sordid

dirty politics.

Soilnoun

Filth, sewage, or refuse.

Dirtyadjective

Malicious or scandalous

a dirty lie.

Soilnoun

Manure, especially human excrement, used as fertilizer.

Dirtyadjective

Not sportsmanlike

dirty players.a dirty fighter.

Soilverb

To make dirty, particularly on the surface.

Dirtyadjective

Acquired by illicit or improper means

dirty money.

Soilverb

To disgrace; tarnish

a reputation soiled by scandal.

Dirtyadjective

(Slang) Possessing or using illegal drugs.

Soilverb

To corrupt; defile.

Dirtyadjective

Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless

Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.

Soilverb

To dirty with excrement.

Dirtyadjective

Extremely unfortunate or regrettable

a dirty shame.

Soilverb

To become dirty, stained, or tarnished.

Dirtyadjective

Expressing disapproval or hostility

gave us a dirty look.

Soilverb

To feed (livestock) with soilage.

Dirtyadjective

Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination

dirty-blonde hair.dirty-green walls.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.

Dirtyadjective

Relating to or being a bomb that uses a conventional explosive and radioactive material to contaminate an area with low-level radiation.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

Dirtyadjective

Relating to or being a nuclear weapon that produces a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout.

Soilnoun

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

Dirtyadjective

Stormy; rough

dirty weather.

Soilnoun

Country or territory.

The refugees returned to their native soil.Kenyan soil

Dirtyverb

To make soiled.

Soilnoun

That which soils or pollutes; a stain.

Dirtyverb

To stain or tarnish with dishonor.

Soilnoun

A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.

Dirtyverb

To become soiled.

Soilnoun

Dung; compost; manure.

night soil

Dirtyadjective

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty.

Soilnoun

Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.

Dirtyadjective

That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty.

Soilnoun

A bag containing soiled items.

Dirtyadjective

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids.

Soilnoun

A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.

Dirtyadjective

Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty.

Soilverb

(transitive) To make dirty.

Dirtyadjective

Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

I won't accept your dirty money!

Soilverb

(intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.

Light colours soil sooner than dark ones.

Dirtyadjective

Out of tune.

You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.

Soilverb

To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

Dirtyadjective

Of color, discolored by impurities.

The old flag was a dirty white.

Soilverb

(reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.

Dirtyadjective

(computing) Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first.

Soilverb

To make invalid, to ruin.

Dirtyadjective

(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty.

Soilverb

To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.

Dirtyadjective

(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".

He lives in a dirty great mansion.

Soilverb

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.

to soil a horse

Dirtyadjective

Sleety; gusty; stormy.

dirty weather

Soilnoun

the state of being covered with unclean things

Dirtyadverb

In a dirty manner.

to play dirty

Soilnoun

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Dirtyverb

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

Soilnoun

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);

the land had never been plowedgood agricultural soil

Dirtyverb

(transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

Soilnoun

the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state;

American troops were stationed on Japanese soil

Dirtyverb

(transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

Soilverb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty;

don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Dirtyverb

(intransitive) To become soiled.

Dirtyverb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty;

don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Dirtyadjective

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime;

dirty unswept sidewalksa child in dirty overallsdirty slumspiles of dirty dishesput his dirty feet on the clean sheetwore an unclean shirtmining is a dirty jobCinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves

Dirtyadjective

(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency;

dirty wordsa dirty old mandirty books and moviesboys telling dirty jokeshas a dirty mouth

Dirtyadjective

vile; despicable;

a dirty (or lousy) tricka filthy traitor

Dirtyadjective

spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination;

the air near the foundry was always dirtythe air near the foundry was always dirtya dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout

Dirtyadjective

contaminated with infecting organisms;

dirty woundsobliged to go into infected rooms

Dirtyadjective

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;

dirtya dirty (or dingy) whitethe muddied gray of the seamuddy colorsdirty-green wallsdirty-blonde hair

Dirtyadjective

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes;

foul (or dirty) copy

Dirtyadjective

obtained illegally or by improper means;

dirty moneyill-gotten gains

Dirtyadjective

expressing or revealing hostility or dislike;

dirty looks

Dirtyadjective

violating accepted standards or rules;

a dirty fighterused foul means to gain powera nasty unsporting servefined for unsportsmanlike behavior

Dirtyadjective

unethical or dishonest;

dirty police officersa sordid political campaign

Dirtyadjective

unpleasantly stormy;

there's dirty weather in the offing