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gossip vs dirt

dirt vs gossip

gossip and dirt both are nouns.

gossip is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

gossip is a verb but dirt is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gossip Yes No Yes No
dirt Yes Yes No No
As nouns, dirt is a hyponym of gossip; that is, dirt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gossip:
  • gossip: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  • dirt: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
Other hyponyms of gossip include earful, hearsay, rumor, rumour, grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth, malicious gossip, scandal, talk, talk of the town.
gossip (noun) dirt (noun)
light informal conversation for social occasions disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people anything regarded as making something unclean
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces
gossip (adjective) dirt (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
gossip (verb) dirt (verb)
wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
talk socially without exchanging too much information
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