dirt
n. uncountablen. loose earth, soil, or dust that makes things messy. You also use this word for the dark material on the ground where plants grow.
n. loose earth, soil, or any substance such as dust or mud that soils a surface. In a mining or geological context, it refers to the earth or rock from which mineral ore is extracted.
The children have dirt all over their clothes.
After a long day working in the garden, he had to scrub the dirt from under his fingernails.
The excavation team spent weeks sifting through layers of packed dirt and gravel before they finally uncovered the foundations of the ancient settlement.
Primarily uncountable; when used in the plural 'dirts', it refers specifically to different types of soil in technical or agricultural contexts.