Results for soil
Definitions of soil:
part of speech: verb intransitive
part of speech: noun
Dirt: dung: foulness: a spot or stain.
part of speech: verb intransitive
part of speech: noun
The ground: the mould on the surface of the earth which nourishes plants: country.
part of speech: noun
Filth; any foul matter upon another substance; a stain; dung; tarnish.
part of speech: verb transitive
To make dirty; stain; as, to soil the hands.
part of speech: verb
To defile; to polute; to dirty; to besmear; to bedaub.
part of speech: noun
The upper stratum of the earth; mould; land.
part of speech: verb
In agri., to feed cattle with green food in the stall.
part of speech: verb transitive
Usage examples for soil:
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It is easiest to thin out when the soil is wet.
"What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes", Dorothy Canfield Fisher -
There was about three feet of water, the rest being all soil
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1", Ernest Giles -
In considering the sanitary condition of a locality, the character of the soil is an important factor.
"Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value", Harry Snyder -
I will not listen to words that soil your lips and my ears!
"The Iron Woman", Margaret Deland