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gumbo vs dirt

dirt vs gumbo

gumbo and dirt both are nouns.

gumbo is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gumbo Yes No No No
dirt Yes Yes No No
As nouns, dirt is a hypernym of gumbo; that is, dirt is a word with a broader meaning than gumbo:
  • gumbo: any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
  • dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Other hypernyms of gumbo include soil.
gumbo (noun) dirt (noun)
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews anything regarded as making something unclean
tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water obscene terms for feces
gumbo (adjective) dirt (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
Difference between gumbo and dirt

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