Engelsk substantiv: soil | |||
1. | soil (om tilstand) the state of being covered with unclean things | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, stain | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | dirtiness, uncleanness | ||
2. | soil (om masse eller substans) the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dirt | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | earth, ground | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | alluvial soil, bog soil, bole, boulder clay, caliche, clay, clay, clunch, desert soil, desertic soil, fuller's earth, gilgai soil, gumbo, gumbo soil, hardpan, humus, Indian red, indurated clay, laterite, loam, loess, marl, mold, mould, mud, podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil, prairie soil, regosol, residual clay, residual soil, sand, sedimentary clay, silt, subsoil, surface soil, till, topsoil, tundra soil, undersoil, wiesenboden | ||
3. | soil (om ting) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The land had never been plowed. Good agricultural soil. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ground, land | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | object, physical object | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | badlands, bottom, bottomland, coastland, cultivated land, farmland, greensward, overburden, permafrost, ploughland, plowland, polder, rangeland, scablands, sod, sward, tillage, tilled land, tilth, turf, wetland | ||
4. | soil (om sted) the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | American troops were stationed on Japanese soil. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | territory | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Engelsk verb: soil | |||
1. | soil (om relasjon) make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alter, change, modify | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | blemish, contaminate, crock, foul, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | clean, make clean | ||