soil
- Noun. (uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- Noun. (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.
- Noun. (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.
- Noun. Country or territory.
- Verb. To make dirty.
- Verb. (reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- Verb. To make invalid, to ruin.
- Noun. (uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- Noun. (countable, medicine) A bag containing soiled items.
- Noun. A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.