Word: Soil
How to pronounce: sɔɪl
Noun
Definitions:
1. The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
Example sentences: "Blueberries need very acid soil"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Make dirty.
Example sentences: "He might soil his expensive suit"
Noun
Definitions:
1. Waste matter, especially sewage containing excrement.
Example sentences: "Hazardous waste includes contaminated soil, paint, solvent residues, asbestos and highly acidic and alkaline solids."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Feed (cattle) on fresh-cut green fodder (originally for the purpose of purging them).
Example sentences: "Indian corn makes an exceedingly valuable fodder, both as a means of carrying a herd of milch cows through our severe droughts of summer, and as an article for soiling cows kept in the stall."
Synonyms:
ground
land
earth
the earth
subsoil
footing
soils
topsoil
mold
contaminate
pollute
bedrock
dirt
filth
stain
grime
dust
muck
terrain
territory
Derivations:
soilless
soilage
soiling
soiled
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Soil in Other Languages...
Spanish: Suelo
German: Boden
French: Sol
Italian: Suolo
Turkish: Toprak
