Compost

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

22 more languages

العربيةالسماد العضويزبل

Bosanskignojгној

Catalàcompostcompostar

Češtinakompostkompostovat

Danskkompostkompostere

Ελληνικάκοπρόχωμαφουσκί

Esperantokompoŝto

Suomikompostikompostimultakompostoida

Galegocompostarestrume

Hrvatskignojгној

Bahasa Indonesiakompos

Italianocompostcompostare

日本語コンポスト堆肥

한국어콤포스트퇴비

Македонскикомпост

Nederlandscompostcomposteren

Polskignójkompostkompostować

Portuguêscompostarcomposto

Русскийкомпостперегной

Српскиgnojгној

Svenskakompostkompostera

Türkçekompostkomposto

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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