soil
Definitions
- Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
- A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- A bag containing soiled items.
- 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.
- 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.
- Country or territory.
- That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
- 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.
- Dung; compost; manure.
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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