till vs dirt

till and dirt both are nouns.

till is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

till is a verb but dirt is not a verb.

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

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

till: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Other hypernyms of till include soil.

till (noun)	dirt (noun)
a strongbox for holding cash	disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
a treasury for government funds	anything regarded as making something unclean
unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
	obscene terms for feces

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

till (verb)	dirt (verb)
work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation

Difference between till and dirt

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