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soil vs turf

turf vs soil

soil and turf both are nouns.

soil and turf both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soil Yes No Yes No
turf Yes No Yes No
As nouns, turf is a hyponym of soil; that is, turf is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soil:
  • soil: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  • turf: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Other hyponyms of soil include badlands, bottom, bottomland, coastland, cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth, overburden, permafrost, polder, rangeland, scablands, greensward, sod, sward, wetland.
soil (noun) turf (noun)
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state range of jurisdiction or influence
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
anything regarded as making something unclean surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
soil (verb) turf (verb)
make soiled, filthy, or dirty cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
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