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soil


Definition: Meaning of, soil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɔɪl /

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soil soils
  1. [uncountable and countable] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow [=  earth]
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  2. on British/French/foreign etc soil formal in Britain, France etc
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  3. [uncountable] a place or situation where something can develop
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  4. somebody's native soil literary your own country
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  5. the soil literary farming as a job or way of life
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
soil soiled soiled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
soiling soils
[transitive]
  1. formal to make something dirty, especially with waste from your body
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  2. not soil your hands to not do something because you consider it too unpleasant or dishonest
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soil used in phrases

  • Free Soil Party (noun)
    1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
  • Soil Association, the
    1. an organization in the UK which establishes standards for ORGANIC foods, making sure that they really have been grown in a natural way that does not harm the environment. Foods that are approved of in this way can have a special Soil Association sign on the package.
  • alluvial soil (noun)
    1. a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
  • bog soil (noun)
    1. poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation
  • chernozemic soil (noun)
    1. a rich black loam of Russia
  • desert soil (noun)
    1. a type of soil that develops in arid climates
  • desertic soil (noun)
    1. a type of soil that develops in arid climates
  • free-soil (adjective)
    1. where slavery was prohibited
  • gilgai soil (noun)
    1. soil in the melon holes of Australia
  • gumbo soil (noun)
    1. any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
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