soil
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- noun
- /sɔɪl/
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suelo
- You can grow a variety of vegetables in rich, dark soil.
- soil water
- soil moisture
- organic soil
Some of the best soil on earth, Black dirt.
- Some of the best soil on earth, Black dirt.
- How can I tell if my soil is dead?
- Apples lie rotting in the wet clay soil around the tree.
- So I have no clue what the soils pH is.
- Some get into water or soil and then are transmitted that way.
- I poured water on it till I got that thirsty soil softened up.
- So you've got this plume of anoxic soil volume and it kills the roots.
- Now I am composting and creating soil instead of waste.
- If you remove all organic content from the soil, soil will become sand.
Examples
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Do you really use real soil?
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It's a pity your soil's the best in the province, and yet so poorly tended.
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How can I tell if my soil is dead?
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Again, we want to move away a bit of soil here just like that.
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I like the feeling of the soil under my nails.
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The loose soil that covers the valley floor.
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Now I am composting and creating soil instead of waste.
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You can grow corn in the soil all over the Midwest.
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They call it soil because see, soil has nutrients in it.
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Apples lie rotting in the wet clay soil around the tree.
Synonyms
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The solid surface of the earth that people walk on and plants grow in
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Top layer of the ground made of soil and small rocks
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The ground or soil under your feet
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The upper layer of soil rich in nutrients where most plants grow roots
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Dark soft soil that is rich in rotting plant matter for growing plants
The top layer of ground that has the most plant food
Top layer of soil that is dark and rich with dead plant material
The top layer of soil that contains dark, rich plant material and where most roots grow
Compounds
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Actions that stop soil washing away and keep it good for growing plants
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Fertile black soil with a thick layer of rotting plant material that grows crops well
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Fine earth left by rivers that is soft and very good for growing crops
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
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Of states or territories in the United States that did not allow slavery before the Civil War
- Australian
Soil with small raised areas and low dips that forms in clay and swells and shrinks
- Indian
A rich black soil found in India that is very good for growing cotton and other crops
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Acidic soil with low nutrients found under pine trees in cold, wet areas
A soil that forms in cold, wet areas under pine trees with a dark organic mat over a pale layer
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A side view of the ground showing soil layers from topsoil down to the rock beneath
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A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil
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A material added to soil like compost to help it hold water and let air in
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soil comes from an old word, Latin solum, meaning 'ground'. Think of soil as the earth that holds plants' roots, which is why it means the top layer where plants grow.