soil

soil: soil

soil¹ [soil]

n.

[ME soile < Anglo-Fr soil, for OFr suel < L solum, floor, ground, soil]

1. the surface layer of earth, supporting plant life

2. any place for growth or development

3. land; country; territory [native soil]

4. ground or earth [barren soil]

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the soil

life and work on a farm

soilless

adj.

soil² [soil]

vt.

[ME soilen < OFr souiller < VL * suculare < L suculus, dim. of sus, pig: see SOW¹]

1. to make dirty, esp. on the surface

2. to smirch or stain

3. to bring disgrace upon

4. to corrupt or defile; sully

vi.

to become soiled or dirty

n.

[ME soile < OFr soil, pig sty < L suile < sus]

1. a soiled spot; stain; smirch

2. manure used for fertilizing

3. excrement, sewage, refuse, etc.

4. a soiling or being soiled

soil³ [soil]

vt.

[altered < ? OFr saoler < L satullare, to satiate < satullus, filled (with food), dim. of satur: see SATURATE]

1. to feed (livestock) on soilage

2. to purge (livestock) by means of green food

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Synonyms:

Foul, dirty, stain, pollute, sully, tarnish, defile, taint, contaminate, daub, bedaub, begrime, besmear, bespatter, make foul, bemire / Dirt, filth, foulness, foul matter / Stain, blot, spot, tarnish, defilement, taint, blemish / Mould, loam, earth, ground / Land, country

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