podsol vs dirt

podsol and dirt both are nouns.

podsol is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

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

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

podsol: a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of podsol include soil.

podsol (noun)	dirt (noun)
a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer	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

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

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