bog soil vs dirt

dirt vs bog soil

bog soil and dirt both are nouns.

bog soil is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bog soil	Yes	No	No	No
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dirt is a hypernym of bog soil; that is, dirt is a word with a broader meaning than bog soil:

bog soil: poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of bog soil include soil.

bog soil (noun)	dirt (noun)
poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation	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

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

Difference between bog soil and dirt

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