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English noun: soil | |||
| 1. | soil (state) the state of being covered with unclean things | ||
| Synonyms | dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, stain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dirtiness, uncleanness | ||
| 2. | soil (substance) the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | ||
| Synonyms | dirt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | earth, ground | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (object) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | ||
| Samples | The land had never been plowed. Good agricultural soil. | ||
| Synonyms | ground, land | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 (location) the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||
| Samples | American troops were stationed on Japanese soil. | ||
| Synonyms | territory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
English verb: soil | |||
| 1. | soil (contact) make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||
| Samples | Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!. | ||
| Synonyms | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blemish, contaminate, crock, foul, foul, mire, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime, smear, splash, spot | ||
| Antonyms | clean, make clean | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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