compost pile
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈkɒmpoʊst paɪl/
- US
:
montón de compost
- I added vegetable scraps and leaves to the compost pile to help create rich soil.
- compost pile temperature
- compost pile increases
It smells like a wet, slimy compost pile on a warm, nasty day.
- It smells like a wet, slimy compost pile on a warm, nasty day.
- But the largest contributor to your compost pile breaking down is bacteria.
- Just this year, researchers from Germany, France and Ireland used another enzyme, which they found in a compost pile to degrade PT.
Examples
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The first compost pile produced approximately 130 cubic yards of finished material.
Academic text (1996) -
Now I'm using pallets to make a 6x6x4 compost pile that could easily become 9x6x4 or even 12x6x4.
Blog text (15) -
Some of that released energy causes the compost pile to heat.
Academic text (1999) -
Oxygen is supplied to the compost pile by the introduction of air.
Academic text (2002) -
Create a compost pile to show how agricultural waste can be recycled.
Academic text (2007) -
From an ecological point of view, every organism in your compost pile is beneficial.
Blog text (13) -
The temperature in the compost pile most directly affects the type of microorganisms and their functions.
Academic text (2002) -
I cleared the asparagus patch for the winter and started the winter compost pile closer to the house.
Blog text (31) -
Don't forget to put the weeds in the compost pile.
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Experienced gardeners have learned that the development of a rich, deep compost pile is a goal devoutly to be sought.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
39
2.5
A dark, soft mixture made from rotting plants and food that helps plants grow
37
2.1
A small pile of things put on top of each other
3
2.8
A pile of plant and food waste left to rot to become fertilizer
How Decomposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'compost' (decomposed organic matter) + 'pile' (a heap); the phrase simply names a heap of compost. This noun+noun compound follows a transparent, cross‑linguistic pattern (e.g. 'compost heap'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Compost pile gives a clear image: a pile of kitchen scraps, leaves and grass left to rot until it becomes compost. Gardeners turn it to make the material break down faster, so the term means 'a heap used to make compost'.