dirt vs sedimentary clay

sedimentary clay vs dirt

dirt and sedimentary clay both are nouns.

dirt is an adjective but sedimentary clay is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, sedimentary clay is a hyponym of dirt; that is, sedimentary clay 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
sedimentary clay: clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits

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, mud, bole, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, sand, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.

dirt (noun)	sedimentary clay (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people	clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces

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

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