dirt vs malicious gossip

dirt and malicious gossip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No
malicious gossip	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dirt and malicious gossip are synonyms defined as:

dirt and malicious gossip: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

Other synonyms of dirt include scandal.

dirt (noun)	malicious gossip (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people	disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces

dirt (adjective)	malicious gossip (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel