soil
31soil — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: an area of rich soil | The bush grows well in a sandy soil. see land 1 2 the soil literary farming as a job or way of life: They make their living from the soil. 3 on British… …
32soil — 1. Earth. Lepo. See limestone. ♦ Sandy soil, āone, lauone, makaili. ♦ Fertile soil, lepo momona. ♦ Poor soil, lepo momona ole, kaha eka. ♦ Stony soil, lepo ā, lepo a ā. ♦ Red soil, lepo ula. ♦ Cindery soil, lepo ākeke. ♦… …
33soil — 1. n. 1 the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, consisting of disintegrated rock usu. with an admixture of organic remains (alluvial soil; rich soil). 2 ground belonging to a nation; territory (on British soil). Phrases and idioms: soil… …
34soil — [[t]sɔ͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ soils, soiling, soiled 1) N MASS Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow. We have the most fertile soil in Europe. ...regions with sandy soils. 2) N UNCOUNT: with supp You can use soil in… …
35soil — n. 1) to cultivate, till, work the soil 2) to fertilize; irrigate the soil 3) barren, poor; fertile; firm; packed; sandy; soggy; swampy soil * * * [sɔɪl] fertile firm irrigate the soil packed poor sandy …
36soil — I. /sɔɪl / (say soyl) noun 1. that portion of the earth s surface in which plants grow; a well developed system of inorganic and organic material and of living organisms. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing… …
37SOiL (EP) — Infobox Album Name = SOiL Type = EP Artist = SOiL Released = 1997 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Groove metal Length = 21:02 Label = Century Media Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = SOiL (1997) Next album = El Chupacabra (1998) SOiL… …
38soil — {{11}}soil (n.) the earth or ground, c.1300, from Anglo Fr. soil piece of ground, place (13c.), from L. solium seat, meaning confused with that of L. solum soil, ground. Meaning mould, earth, dirt (especially that which plants grow in) is… …
39soil*/*/*/ — [sɔɪl] noun [C/U] I the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root.[/ex] The dry rocky soil is suitable for planting vines.[/ex] • on British/US/Japanese etc soil in the… …
40soil — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to stain or… …
