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dirt vs mud

mud vs dirt

dirt and mud both are nouns.

dirt is an adjective but mud is not an adjective.

dirt is not a verb while mud is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dirt Yes Yes No No
mud Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mud is a hyponym of dirt; that is, mud 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
  • mud: water soaked soil; soft wet earth
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, humus, indurated clay, Indian red, laterite, loam, loess, mold, mould, clay, bole, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, sand, sedimentary clay, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.
dirt (noun) mud (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people slanderous remarks or charges
anything regarded as making something unclean water soaked soil; soft wet earth
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces
dirt (adjective) mud (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
dirt (verb) mud (verb)
soil with mud, muck, or mire
plaster with mud
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