dirt vs humus

dirt and humus both are nouns.

dirt is an adjective but humus is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No
humus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, humus is a hyponym of dirt; that is, humus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dirt:

dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
humus: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil

Other hyponyms of dirt include marl, regosol, residual clay, residual soil, surface soil, topsoil, subsoil, undersoil, alluvial soil, bog soil, clay, clunch, desert soil, desertic soil, caliche, hardpan, fuller's earth, gilgai soil, gumbo, gumbo soil, indurated clay, Indian red, laterite, loam, loess, mold, mould, clay, mud, bole, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, sand, sedimentary clay, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.

dirt (noun)	humus (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people	a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
anything regarded as making something unclean	partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces

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

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