marl vs dirt

marl and dirt both are nouns.

marl is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marl	Yes	No	No	No
dirt	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, dirt is a hypernym of marl; that is, dirt is a word with a broader meaning than marl:

marl: a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of marl include soil.

marl (noun)	dirt (noun)
a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime	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

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

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