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At the entrance, my bare feet on the dirt floor, Here, gusts of heat; at my back, white clouds. I stare and stare. It seems I was called for this: To glorify things just because they are.
Czeslaw Milosz

Meaning of "dirt floor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRT FLOOR

dirt floor  [dɜːt flɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRT FLOOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dirt floor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRT FLOOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Earthen floor

An earthen floor, also called an adobe floor, is a floor made of dirt, raw earth, or other unworked ground materials. It is usually constructed, in modern times, with a mixture of sand, finely chopped straw and clay, mixed to a thickened consistency and spread with a trowel on a sub-surface such as concrete. Once dry, it is then usually saturated with several treatments of a drying oil.

Definition of dirt floor in the English dictionary

The definition of dirt floor in the dictionary is a floor made of packed earth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRT FLOOR


Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
claw
klɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
flaw
flɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
ground-floor
ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
lore
lɔː
Mangalore
ˌmæŋɡəˈlɔː
mothers-in-law
ˈmʌðəzɪnˌlɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː
scofflaw
ˈskɒflɔː
subfloor
ˈsʌbˌflɔː
underfloor
ˈʌndəˌflɔː
windflaw
ˈwɪndˌflɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRT FLOOR

dirt
dirt bike
dirt cheap
dirt farmer
dirt road
dirt track
dirt track racing
dirt-cheap
dirt-poor
dirtbag
dirtied
dirtier
dirties
dirtiest
dirtily
dirtiness
dirty
dirty bomb
dirty dog
dirty linen

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRT FLOOR

dance floor
factory floor
first floor
forest floor
get in on the ground floor
ground floor
mezzanine floor
parquet floor
pelvic floor
quarry-tiled floor
sea floor
second floor
shop floor
slatted floor
take the floor
third floor
to end up on the cutting room floor
top floor
trading floor

Synonyms and antonyms of dirt floor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dirt floor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRT FLOOR

Find out the translation of dirt floor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dirt floor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dirt floor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泥地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suelo de tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

dirt floor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदगी मंजिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرضية الترابية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грязный пол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chão de terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ময়লা মেঝে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sol en terre battue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lantai kotoran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lehmboden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흙 바닥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lantai dirt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nền đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுக்கு மாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाणचा मजला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zemin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pavimento sporco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brud piętro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брудну підлогу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

podea murdărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάτωμα βρωμιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuil vloer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jordgolv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jordgulvet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dirt floor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRT FLOOR»

The term «dirt floor» is regularly used and occupies the 70.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRT FLOOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dirt floor

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QUOTES WITH «DIRT FLOOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dirt floor.
1
Czeslaw Milosz
At the entrance, my bare feet on the dirt floor, Here, gusts of heat; at my back, white clouds. I stare and stare. It seems I was called for this: To glorify things just because they are.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRT FLOOR»

Discover the use of dirt floor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dirt floor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
About the House with Henri de Marne: How to Maintain, ...
Eight inches of small stones were laid over the dirt floor. Although I haven't noticed any water on the stones there is moisture from the dirt floor. I am planning on laying plastic down but I am concerned that holes would gradually appear in it  ...
Henri De Marne, 2007
2
500 Simple Home Repair Solutions
I had them paneled, and I had insulation put on first. Now I find mold spots forming inside glass picture frames on the shelves. My basement is a dirt floor under the living room. Could the dirt floor be causing this problem? Any help would be ...
Norman Becker, 2008
3
Poultry Success
The dirt floor is 2% feet square and one inch thick, rests on a metal bottom. 10 inches from the ground, supported by metal braces. To this dirt you add 20 drops of carbolic acid and 10 pieces of asafetida. size of grains of corn. This sterilizes ...
4
Bulletin
The dirt floor is the cheapest and in most common use. There are many serious objections to a dirt floor, however, objections which should preclude its use, except in very rare instances. Where a di,rt floor is used there is almost always a  ...
5
Kansas Farmer
24 KANSAS FARMER _ We lead the civilized world raising incubator' chicks. Poor Brooding Costs a Hundred Million Dollars each year pointin to youg the way , every step of the way, a brooder with a soft warm medicated dirt floor, always ...
6
How to Build Poultry Houses: Plans and Specifications for ...
The dirt floor is the cheapest and in most common use. There are many serious objections to a dirt floor, however, objections which should preclude its use, except in very rare instances. Where a dirt floor is used there is almost always a ...
Frank L. Platt, 1922
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Annual Report - State Board of Health, State of Florida
CONCLUSIONS — DIRT FLOOR STABLES 1. 94 per cent of dirt floor stables where chickens were absent showed the presence of larvae or pupa?. 2. Between seven and eight per cent of the stables inspected contained no larvae owing to ...
Florida. State Board of Health, 1912
8
General Course in Poultry Husbandry
In the third place, a dirt floor is dirty, naturally. During the winter months a litter of straw should be kept in the henhouse, in order that the hens may be kept busy scratching during inclement weather. Where the floor is of earth, the straw has to  ...
American Poultry School, 1922
9
Annual Report of the State Food Commissioner of Illinois
... system of tying the cows, chains without stalls; kind of floor and condition, dirt floor, soft in places, with manure and straw scattered over it, in rather poor condition; drainage. wooden square-cut drain in the floor, thence to the barnyard; light, ...
Illinois. State Food Commissioner, 1905
10
Annual Report
... system of tying the cows, chains without stalls; kind of floor and condition, dirt floor, soft in places, with manure and straw scattered over it, in rather poor condition; drainage, wooden square-cut drain in the floor, thence to the barnyard; light, ...
Illinois. Food Commissioner, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRT FLOOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dirt floor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Woman's world tour leads to something even bigger
Someone's brush sat on a small wooden table. A chicken bobbed its head as it strutted across the dirt floor. The writer's “family home” in Las ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Local Union Carpenters Ascend to World's Tallest Mountain Range …
“We built them four rooms (approximately 300 square feet) with a masonry base, dirt floor, cut the bamboo by hand, and hand screened our ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
$6M shortcoming stalls vital YMCA plans | Local News - KCCI Home
So instead of an Olympic-sized, 50-meter pool, a dirt floor is all that covers the new exterior addition to the building. The YMCA is hoping to ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
4
Church co-founder's funeral today, 2 pm
With a dirt floor and no heat, the ceiling was made from an old platform used in a tent revival. From these humble beginnings began United ... «Cleveland Daily Banner, Jul 15»
5
What's on Main: Lawyer/mayor says downtown has something to offer
When he first bought the building, the downstairs level had a dirt floor and was completely unusable. Now, the lower level has offices for the ... «McDowell News, Jul 15»
6
This Week in Lincolnville: Can't wait for winter!
I never went down there without imagining it open to the sky, in some undefined time, way in the future, trees sprouting from the dirt floor, ... «PenBayPilot.com, Jul 15»
7
Following a missionary call at home
We didn't know what to expect but we were shocked to see that his accommodation was a corrugated iron shed that had no door, a dirt floor, ... «mnnews.today, Jul 15»
8
Blazek restoring his family's barn
On the west side, there were three rows of stanchions for dairy cows, as well as a calf pen, which always had a dirt floor. "The stanchions had to ... «Agri News, Jul 15»
9
Mother's Anguished Choice To Leave One Child Behind
In a dark room of his cousin's bamboo house, where he sometimes sleeps, he sat on the dirt floor and patiently answered questions. Why did ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
10
Tips to get rid of those pesky groundhogs - Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum
I had a dirt floor there for long years, but once they found it and began happily to dig up my floor with multiple holes scattering mounds of dirt ... «Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Jul 15»

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