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Soil

/sɔɪl/

A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.

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📖 Definitions of "Soil"

noun

1
A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
2
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.
3
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.
4
Country or territory.
"Kenyan soil"

🔄 Synonyms of "Soil"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
landnoun	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
filthnoun	Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
collynoun	(British, dialect) Black as coal.
stainnoun	A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
bemireverb	(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
greasenoun	Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
dirtnoun	(chiefly US) Soil or earth.
begrimeverb	(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
grimenoun	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

↔️ Antonyms of "Soil"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cleanverb	Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
make cleanverb	make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Soil"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
dirtnoun	(chiefly US) Soil or earth.
collynoun	(British, dialect) Soot.
landnoun	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
greasenoun	Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
bemireverb	(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
stainnoun	A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
begrimeverb	(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
filthnoun	Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
grimenoun	Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
dirtynoun	Anything that is dirty.
loamnoun	(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
subsoilnoun	The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
terrainnoun	An area of land or its particular features.
sandnoun	(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
erosionnoun	(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
geological	Synonym of geologic.
claynoun	A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
waternoun	A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
sewagenoun	A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.