Meaning of soil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
   euphemistic, uncountable
2. A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
3. A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
   uncountable
4. A bag containing soiled items.
   countable
5. The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
   uncountable
6. The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
   uncountable
7. Country or territory.
   countable, uncountable
8. That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
   countable, uncountable
9. A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
   countable, uncountable
10. Dung; compost; manure.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We bought a bag of soil for the houseplants.”

“Except during the season in town, she spends her year in golfing, either at St Magnus or Pau, for, like all good Americans, she has long since abjured her native soil.”

“Pro-democracy demonstrations in the Thai capital saw Germany's embassy become the focus Monday as the throngs of protesters gathered in front of the mission asked Berlin to investigate whether King Maha Vajiralongkorn is inappropriately conducting state business on German soil.”

“And ſince not only a dead Fathers fame, / But more a Ladies honour muſt be touch’d, / Which nice as Ermines will not bear a Soil ; / Let all retire ; that you alone may hear / What ev’n in whiſpers I won’d tell your ear.”

“As Deere being ſtrucke flie thorow many ſoiles, / Yet ſtill the ſhaft ſitcks faſt, ſo ;”

“night soil”

“HAving given you an Account of the way of ordering of Meadows, Paſtures and Arable Land, with ſeveral Sorts of Improvement of them ; I ſhall in the next place proceed to give an Account of the ſeveral ways uſed to improve Land by Manure, Dung, and other Sort of Soils.”

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