compost
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizerThe decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
» We have a composting toilet.
У нас есть компостный туалет.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
Kompost
компо́стkompóst, перегно́йperegnój
(UK, countable, uncountable)A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mixture; a compound.
- a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
Examples
39 sentencesWe have a composting toilet.
ruУ нас есть компостный туалет. — odexed
I wish more people would compost.
Put it on the compost pile.
Ziri put compost in that soil.
Ziri bought some low-grade compost.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manurFrom Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.
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Forms
plural: compostsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable