26984 words

soil

7 definitions • 7 examples
1
the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow:

Examples:

sandy or chalky soils
2
a country:

Examples:

It was the first time we had set foot on foreign/French/American soil (= gone to a foreign country/France/America).
3
the activity of farming:

Examples:

Gardening is a way for city dwellers to return to the soil.
4
to make something dirty, especially with solid waste:
5
the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow; earth:

Examples:

[ U ] Plant the seeds in potting soil.
6
Soil is sometimes a country:

Examples:

[ U ] At the Olympics he was competing on foreign soil for only the third time in his life.
7
to make something dirty

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