soil
/sˈɔɪl/
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Definitions
Noun
the state of being covered with unclean things
Noun
the part of the earth''s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Noun
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"
Noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
Verb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Synonyms
More General Terms
alter
change
dirtiness
earth
geographic area
geographic region
geographical area
geographical region
ground
modify
object
physical object
uncleanness
More Specific Terms
alluvial soil
badlands
blemish
bog soil
bole
bottom
bottomland
boulder clay
caliche
clay
clunch
coastland
contaminate
crock
cultivated land
desert soil
desertic soil
farmland
foul
fuller''s earth
gilgai soil
greensward
gumbo
gumbo soil
hardpan
humus
Indian red
indurated clay
laterite
loam
loess
marl
mire
mold
mould
muck
muck up
mud
muddy
muddy up
overburden
permafrost
ploughland
plowland
podsol
podsol soil
podsolic soil
podzol
podzol soil
polder
pollute
prairie soil
rangeland
regosol
residual clay
residual soil
sand
scablands
sedimentary clay
silt
slime
smear
sod
splash
spot
subsoil
surface soil
sward
till
tillage
tilled land
tilth
topsoil
tundra soil
turf
undersoil
wetland
wiesenboden