Engelsk navneord: soil | |||
1. | soil (om tilstand) the state of being covered with unclean things | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, stain | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dirtiness, uncleanness | ||
2. | soil (om masse el. substans) the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dirt | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | earth, ground | ||
Mere specifikke termer | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ground, land | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | object, physical object | ||
Mere specifikke termer | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | territory | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: soil | |||
1. | soil (om relation) make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blemish, contaminate, crock, foul, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | clean, make clean | ||