Meaning of Compost | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
   countable, uncountable
2. A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
   UK, countable, uncountable
3. A mixture; a compound.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.”

“And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.”

“[T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.”

“Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.”

“[T]he term 'compost' is commonly used to mean the material used to fill pots, seed trays and containers.”

“A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.”

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