Modifiers matching soil:

• subsurface,
• spongy,
• heavy,
• particular,
• textured,
• damp,
• pervious,
• sticky,
• packed,
• stubborn,
• soft,
• permeable,
• impermeable,
• active,
• porous,
• chalky,
• cohesive,
• organic,
• insoluble,
• compressible,
• thick,
• heavier,
• difficult,
• basic,
• everyday,
• lightweight,
• fine,
• hydrophobic,
• compact,
• tight,
• mixed,
• visible,
• typical,
• surficial,
• structured,
• soggy,
• stony,
• colored,
• coarse,
• medium,
• light,
• bad,
• clean,
• nonconductive,
• lighter,
• nonpolar,
• unconsolidated,
• residual,
• standard,
• size,
• outdoor,
• wet,
• moving,
• unwanted,
• hydrophilic,
• dry,
• impervious,
• particulate,
• sedimentary,
• expansive,
• fitting,
• softer,
• leafy,
• finer,
• mild,
• solid,
• nutrient,
• firm,
• inorganic,
• inert,
• complex,
• moist,
• infertile,
• lipophilic,
• irregular,
• alkaline,
• local,
• marine,
• overlying,
• granular,
• conductive,
• unstable,
• sensitive,
• soluble,
• poor,
• dispersive,
• weak,
• ordinary,
• frictional,
• rich,
• resistant,
• oily,
• tillable,
• alluvial,
• natural,
• strong,
• aggregate,
• dense,
• indigenous,
• plastic,
• red,
• friable,
• industrial,
• hard,
• acidic,
• tough,
• loose,
• heterogeneous,
• gritty,
• stable,
• sandy,
• common,
• toxic,
• sterile,
• saturated,
• absorbent,
• humid,
• free,

Simple categories matching particulate:

• coal,
• chromium,
• matter,
• carrier,
• material,
• evidence,
• metal,
• composition,
• sorbent,
• system,
• solid,
• compound,
• organism,
• suspension,
• surface,
• measurement,
• impurity,
• magnetite,
• contaminant,
• characteristic,
• fraction,
• cheese,
• slurry,
• substance,
• filler,
• weather,
• structure,
• specimen,
• substrate,
• pollutant,
• pollution,
• contamination,
• carcinogen,
• form,
• abrasive,
• shape,
• process,
• conductor,
• oxide,
• medium,
• fiber,
• waste,
• mineral,
• object,
• polymerization,
• layer,
• nature,
• beverage,
• binder,
• component,
• application,
• marker,
• ingredient,
• filter,
• fuel,
• food,
• entity,
• cereal,
• particle,
• dielectric,
• product,
• agent,
• artifact,
• property,
• chemical,
• soil,
• inclusion,
• deposit,
• antigen,
• foodstuff,
• sulfate,
• polymer,
• residue,
• measure,