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dirt vs undersoil

undersoil vs dirt

dirt and undersoil both are nouns.

dirt is an adjective but undersoil is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dirt Yes Yes No No
undersoil Yes No No No
As nouns, undersoil is a hyponym of dirt; that is, undersoil 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
  • undersoil: the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
Other hyponyms of dirt include marl, regosol, residual clay, residual soil, surface soil, topsoil, subsoil, 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, sedimentary clay, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.
dirt (noun) undersoil (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
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) undersoil (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
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