boulder clay vs dirt

dirt vs boulder clay

boulder clay and dirt both are nouns.

boulder clay is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boulder clay	Yes	No	No	No
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

boulder clay: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of boulder clay include soil.

boulder clay (noun)	dirt (noun)
unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together	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

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

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