dry dirt

Frequency: 6.98.9 per million words

soil that lacks moisture

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Examples (10)

  • During the drought, the fields were nothing but cracked, dry dirt.
  • The seeds won't sprout in such dry dirt; you need to water the soil first.
  • The children kicked up clouds of dry dirt as they ran across the playground.
  • He sifted through the loose, dry dirt, looking for ancient artifacts.
  • The old shack had a floor made of packed, dry dirt.
  • The truck's wheels spun uselessly in the dry dirt of the unpaved road.
  • I could feel the gritty texture of the dry dirt under my bare feet.
  • After the windstorm, a fine layer of dry dirt covered everything on the porch.
  • You will need to mix the cement with sand and dry dirt to create the base.
  • He poured water onto the patch of dry dirt, watching it quickly turn to dark mud.