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soil

/ˈsojəl/

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noun

plural soils

the top layer of earth in which plants grow [noncount]

This kind of plant grows well in moist soil.

The soil in this area is very fertile/sandy.

Cleaning up contaminated soil [=soil that has harmful chemicals in it] can be very costly. [count]

Certain plants cannot live in poorly drained soils. - see also potting soil

[noncount] formal + literary :the land of a particular country

They have returned to their native soil. [=the place they are originally from]

I had never set foot on Japanese/Italian soil before. [=I had never been to Japan/Italy before]

[noncount] :a place where something begins or develops

Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime. [=there is often a lot of crime in poor neighborhoods]

the soil literary :farming as a way of making a living

Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.

verb

soils; soiled; soiling

formal

[+ obj] :to make (something) dirty

I soiled my blouse/shirt at the cocktail party.

The ink soiled his hands.

Her clothes were soiled and very wet.

soiled linens/underwear/diapers - sometimes used figuratively

He refused to soil his hands [=do anything dishonest or wrong] for her.

[no obj] :to become dirty

This fabric soils easily.