Soil
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English
Noun
soil (uncountable and countable; plural soils)
- (uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- (uncountable) 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.
- (uncountable) 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.
- (uncountable; euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- (countable) In medical terms, a bag containing soiled items.
Synonyms
Translations
- Dutch: (1): grond m, aarde f, vloer m
- Finnish: (1): multa
- French: (1): sol m, terre f
- German: (1): Boden m
- Indonesian: (1): tanah
- Italian: (1): terra f
- Japanese: (1): 土 (つち, tsuchi)
- Persian: خاك (khak)
- Spanish: (1): suelo m, tierra f
Verb
to soil (present participle soiling, past tense and past participle soiled)
- To make dirty.
- (reflexively: to soil oneself) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- To make invalid, to ruin.
Translations
- Dutch: (1): bevuilen
- Finnish: (1): liata
- French: (1): salir, souiller
- Italian: (1): sporcare
- Persian: (1), (2): خاكی كردن (Khaki kardan)
