As nouns the difference between dirt and gunk
is that
dirt is soil or earth while
gunk is (uncountable|informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance.
As verbs the difference between dirt and gunk
is that
dirt is (rare) to make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty while
gunk is to soil or make dirty.
dirt English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)
Noun
( en-noun)
soil or earth
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance
Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person; gossip
- The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
Meanness; sordidness.
* Melmoth
- honours thrown away upon dirt and infamy
In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
Derived terms
* dirt bike
* dirt nap
* dirty
* do someone dirt
Verb
( en verb)
(rare) To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty
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gunk English
Noun
(uncountable, informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
- I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
(uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
(countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
Synonyms
* goo
* goop
* gunge
Derived terms
* gunk up
* degunking
Verb
( en verb)
To soil or make dirty
Anagrams
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