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alluvial soil vs soil

soil vs alluvial soil

alluvial soil and soil both are nouns.

alluvial soil is not a verb while soil is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alluvial soil Yes No No No
soil Yes No Yes No
As nouns, soil is a hypernym of alluvial soil; that is, soil is a word with a broader meaning than alluvial soil:
  • alluvial soil: a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
  • soil: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Other hypernyms of alluvial soil include dirt.
alluvial soil (noun) soil (noun)
a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
alluvial soil (verb) soil (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Difference between alluvial soil and soil

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