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soil

/sɔɪl/noun, verb1 syllable

Soil means: anything regarded as making something unclean.

Synonyms for soil28

noun, as in anything regarded as making something unclean

dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge

noun, as in material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

land, ground

noun, as in the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

dirt

noun, as in the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

territory

verb, as in make soiled, filthy, or dirty

dirty, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

also used for soil

earth, besmirch, smirch, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, dirten, muddy, sully, invalidate, ball up

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What does soil mean?5

noun

1

anything regarded as making something unclean

2

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)“the land had never been plowed”

3

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

4

the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state“American troops were stationed on Japanese soil”

verb

1

make soiled, filthy, or dirty“don't soil your clothes when you play outside!”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with soil?7

one syllable

oilboilspoilfoilcoiltoil

two syllables

recoil
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Soil in a sentence

  • Birch trees grow well in acidic, well-drained soil.CK
  • While excavating the foundations, the workers dug through coal instead of soil.CM
  • The fields dry up, and the soil cracks.Winter
  • If you accidentally soil your apron, address the stains promptly.Amastan
  • The air is soft, and the soil is moist.somekinda
  • They want to poison the air, water, and soil.mailohilohi
  • It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.sharris123
  • In order to get the soil ready for planting you must plow it.unknown

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Forms of soil

as a noun

plural
soils

as a verb

past tense
soiled
present participle
soiling
third-person singular
soils
past participle
soiled