soil vs humus

soil and humus both are nouns.

soil is a verb but humus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soil	Yes	No	Yes	No
humus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, humus is a hyponym of soil; that is, humus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soil:

soil: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
humus: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil

Other hyponyms of soil include marl, regosol, residual clay, residual soil, surface soil, topsoil, subsoil, undersoil, alluvial soil, bog soil, clay, clunch, desert soil, desertic soil, caliche, hardpan, fuller's earth, gilgai soil, gumbo, gumbo soil, indurated clay, Indian red, laterite, loam, loess, mold, mould, clay, mud, bole, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, sand, sedimentary clay, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.

soil (noun)	humus (noun)
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state	a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)	partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

soil (verb)	humus (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty

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