soil vs sand

soil and sand both are nouns.

soil and sand both are verbs.

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

As nouns, sand is a hyponym of soil; that is, sand 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
sand: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

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, humus, indurated clay, Indian red, laterite, loam, loess, mold, mould, clay, mud, bole, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, sedimentary clay, silt, boulder clay, till, tundra soil, wiesenboden.

soil (noun)	sand (noun)
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state	fortitude and determination
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)	a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

soil (verb)	sand (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty	rub with sandpaper

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