fuller's earth vs dirt

dirt vs fuller's earth

fuller's earth and dirt both are nouns.

fuller's earth is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fuller's earth	Yes	No	No	No
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dirt is a hypernym of fuller's earth; that is, dirt is a word with a broader meaning than fuller's earth:

fuller's earth: an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of fuller's earth include soil.

fuller's earth (noun)	dirt (noun)
an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent	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

fuller's earth (adjective)	dirt (adjective)
	(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

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