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1. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | comment, gossip, scuttlebutt, |
| definition | : | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people (noun.communication) |
2. the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
3. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | earth, ground, |
| definition | : | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | marl, |
| definition | : | a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | regosol, |
| definition | : | a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | residual clay, residual soil, |
| definition | : | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | subsoil, undersoil, |
| definition | : | the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | alluvial soil, |
| definition | : | a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | bog soil, |
| definition | : | poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | clay, |
| definition | : | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | clunch, |
| definition | : | hardened clay (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | caliche, hardpan, |
| definition | : | crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | fuller's earth, |
| definition | : | an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gilgai soil, |
| definition | : | soil in the melon holes of Australia (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gumbo, gumbo soil, |
| definition | : | any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | humus, |
| definition | : | partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | indian red, |
| definition | : | a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | laterite, |
| definition | : | a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | loam, |
| definition | : | a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | loess, |
| definition | : | a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mold, mould, |
| definition | : | loose soil rich in organic matter (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | clay, mud, |
| definition | : | water soaked soil; soft wet earth (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | bole, |
| definition | : | a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | prairie soil, |
| definition | : | a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sand, |
| definition | : | a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sedimentary clay, |
| definition | : | clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | silt, |
| definition | : | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | boulder clay, till, |
| definition | : | unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tundra soil, |
| definition | : | a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | wiesenboden, |
| definition | : | a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions (noun.substance) |
4. obscene terms for feces (noun.substance)
5. (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel (adj.all)
| similar | : | unimproved, |
| definition | : | not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing (adj.all) |
6. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (noun.communication)
7. the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
| derivation | : | stain, |
| definition | : | produce or leave stains (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grease, |
| definition | : | lubricate with grease (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dirty, soiled, unclean, |
| definition | : | soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | filthy, foul, nasty, |
| definition | : | disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contaminating, dirty, |
| definition | : | spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination (adj.all) |
8. obscene terms for feces (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, |
| definition | : | give away information about somebody (verb.communication) |
9. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (noun.communication)
10. the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
| derivation | : | stain, |
| definition | : | produce or leave stains (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grease, |
| definition | : | lubricate with grease (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | dirty, soiled, unclean, |
| definition | : | soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | filthy, foul, nasty, |
| definition | : | disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contaminating, dirty, |
| definition | : | spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination (adj.all) |
11. obscene terms for feces (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on, |
| definition | : | give away information about somebody (verb.communication) |
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