overburden vs land

land vs overburden

overburden and land both are nouns.

overburden and land both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overburden	Yes	No	Yes	No
land	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, land is a hypernym of overburden; that is, land is a word with a broader meaning than overburden:

overburden: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
land: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

Other hypernyms of overburden include ground, soil.

overburden (noun)	land (noun)
an excessive burden	agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the people who live in a nation or country
	territory over which rule or control is exercised
	the territory occupied by a nation
	the solid part of the earth's surface
	material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
	extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
	the land on which real estate is located
	a domain in which something is dominant

overburden (verb)	land (verb)
burden with too much work or responsibility	bring into a different state
load with excessive weight	reach or come to rest
	cause to come to the ground
	arrive on shore
	bring ashore
	shoot at and force to come down
	deliver (a blow)

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