soil
n. uppermost part of the earth's crust which consists of humus mixed with rocks and minerals; ground, earth, dirt; type of soil; land, country; place or condition conducive to growth; spot, stain; sewage; manure v. dirty, make filthy; stain; tarnish, bring shame or disgrace; become dirty | ||||
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Soil Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Soil
(v. t.)
To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
(v. t.)
To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
(v. i.)
To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
(n.)
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
(n.)
To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.
(n.)
The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
(n.)
That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.
(n.)
Land; country.
(n.)
Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
(n.)
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.
(v. t.)
To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
(v. t.)
To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
(v. i.)
To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
(n.)
To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
(n.)
To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.
(n.)
The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
(n.)
That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.
(n.)
Land; country.
(n.)
Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
soil
Noun
1. the state of being covered with unclean things
(synonym) dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge
(hypernym) dirtiness, uncleanness
(derivation) dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
2. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
(synonym) dirt
(hypernym) earth, ground
(hyponym) marl
3. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
(synonym) land, ground
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) badlands
4. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
(synonym) territory
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Verb
1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
(synonym) dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) foul
(derivation) dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge
Noun
1. the state of being covered with unclean things
(synonym) dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge
(hypernym) dirtiness, uncleanness
(derivation) dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
2. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
(synonym) dirt
(hypernym) earth, ground
(hyponym) marl
3. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
(synonym) land, ground
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) badlands
4. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
(synonym) territory
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Verb
1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
(synonym) dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) foul
(derivation) dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge
| Shakespeare Words |
SOIL
spot, taint
spot, taint
| Anagram |
soil
lois
lois
| hEnglish - advanced version |
soil
soil
\soil\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. soiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. soiling.] [of. saoler, saouler, to satiate, f. soûler, l. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated. see satire.] to feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
soil
\soil\, n. [oe. soile, f. sol, fr. l. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. cf. saloon, soil a miry place, sole of the foot.]
1. the upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
2. land; country. must i thus leave thee, paradise? thus leave thee, native soil?
3. dung; f?ces; compost; manure; as, night soil. improve land by dung and other sort of soils.
soil
pipe, a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.
soil
\soil\, v. i. to become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
soil
\soil\, n. [see soil to make dirty, soil a miry place.] that which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain. a lady's honor will not bear a soil.
soil
\soil\, v. t. to enrich with soil or muck; to manure. men soil their ground, not that they love the dirt, but that they expect a crop.
soil
\soil\, n. [of. soil, souil, f. souille, from of. soillier, f. souiller. see soil to make dirty.] 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. as deer, being stuck, fly through many soils, yet still the shaft sticks fast.
similar words(10)
surface soil
alkali soil
regur soil
residual soil
rother soil
tundra soil
night soil
soil pipe
leaf soil
to take soil
soil
\soil\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. soiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. soiling.] [of. saoler, saouler, to satiate, f. soûler, l. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated. see satire.] to feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
soil
\soil\, n. [oe. soile, f. sol, fr. l. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. cf. saloon, soil a miry place, sole of the foot.]
1. the upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
2. land; country. must i thus leave thee, paradise? thus leave thee, native soil?
3. dung; f?ces; compost; manure; as, night soil. improve land by dung and other sort of soils.
soil
pipe, a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.
soil
\soil\, v. i. to become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
soil
\soil\, n. [see soil to make dirty, soil a miry place.] that which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain. a lady's honor will not bear a soil.
soil
\soil\, v. t. to enrich with soil or muck; to manure. men soil their ground, not that they love the dirt, but that they expect a crop.
soil
\soil\, n. [of. soil, souil, f. souille, from of. soillier, f. souiller. see soil to make dirty.] 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. as deer, being stuck, fly through many soils, yet still the shaft sticks fast.
similar words(10)
surface soil
alkali soil
regur soil
residual soil
rother soil
tundra soil
night soil
soil pipe
leaf soil
to take soil
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
soil
land: talamh
land: talamh
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Aul
Aul = n. dung, manure, soil
Aul = n. dung, manure, soil
Budro
Budro = v. to dirty, to soil
Cach
Cach = n. ordure, dung, soil
Daear
Daear = n. earth, globe, soil, ground
Pridioldeb
Pridioldeb = n. mould, earth, soil, a tile
Tail
Tail = n. soil; manure; muck
Soil Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EPA Glossary of Climate Change Terms |
Soil
Complex mixture of inorganic minerals (i.e., mostly clay, silt, and sand), decaying organic matter, water, air, and living organisms.
Complex mixture of inorganic minerals (i.e., mostly clay, silt, and sand), decaying organic matter, water, air, and living organisms.
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
SOIL
The meaning of this term varies depending on the field of consideration: (1) Pedology: the earth materials which have been so modified and acted upon by physical, chemical, and biological agents that it will support rooted plants; (2) Engineering Geology: the layer of incoherent rock material that nearly everywhere forms the surface of the land and rests on Bedrock, also called Regolith; (3) Ecology: A dynamic natural body on the surface of the earth in which plants grow, composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms.
The meaning of this term varies depending on the field of consideration: (1) Pedology: the earth materials which have been so modified and acted upon by physical, chemical, and biological agents that it will support rooted plants; (2) Engineering Geology: the layer of incoherent rock material that nearly everywhere forms the surface of the land and rests on Bedrock, also called Regolith; (3) Ecology: A dynamic natural body on the surface of the earth in which plants grow, composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms.
Soil Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
soil
terra, solum
terra, solum
soil land
humus
Soil Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Soil
solek
solek
Soil Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Soil Glossary - Mani |
Soil
(1) A dynamic natural body composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms in which plants grow. (2) The collection of natural bodies occupying parts of the earth's surface that support plants and that have properties due to the integrated effect of climate and living matter acting upon parent material, as conditioned by relief, over periods of time.
(1) A dynamic natural body composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms in which plants grow. (2) The collection of natural bodies occupying parts of the earth's surface that support plants and that have properties due to the integrated effect of climate and living matter acting upon parent material, as conditioned by relief, over periods of time.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Soil
: (1) A dynamic natural body composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms in which plants grow. (2) The collection of natural bodies occupying parts of the earth's surface that support plants and that have properties due to the integrated effect of climate and living matter acting upon parent material, as conditioned by relief, over periods of time.
: (1) A dynamic natural body composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms in which plants grow. (2) The collection of natural bodies occupying parts of the earth's surface that support plants and that have properties due to the integrated effect of climate and living matter acting upon parent material, as conditioned by relief, over periods of time.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Soil
Layer of unconsolidated material found at the Earth's surface that has been influenced by the soil forming factors: climate, relief, parent material, time, and organisms. Soil normally consists of weathered mineral particles, dead and living organic matter, air space, and the soil solution.
Layer of unconsolidated material found at the Earth's surface that has been influenced by the soil forming factors: climate, relief, parent material, time, and organisms. Soil normally consists of weathered mineral particles, dead and living organic matter, air space, and the soil solution.
Soil Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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SOiL
SOiL is a five-piece Hard Rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. They formed in 1997 and are still active. They are signed to DRT Entertainment and have released four albums, their most recent being True Self which was released in March 27 2006.
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Soil
- For the American hard rock band, see SOiL.
- For the System of a Down song, see Soil (song).
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