Meaning

11 senses

  1. (uncountable)A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.

    We bought a bag of soil for the houseplants.

    Erde, Grund

    земля́zemljá, по́чваpóčva, грунтgrunt

    земля́zemljá, ґрунтgrunt

  2. (uncountable)The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

    Boden, Grund

    по́чваpóčva, по́чваpóčva, грунтgrunt

    ґрунтgrunt, ґрунтgrunt

    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

  3. (uncountable)The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Country or territory.

    Grund und Boden, Territorium, Land

    земля́zemljá

    земля́zemljá

  5. (countable, uncountable)That which soils or pollutes; a stain.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Dung; compost; manure.

    night soil

  8. (countable, uncountable)A food preparation with the texture and often color of soil.

  9. (euphemistic, uncountable)Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.

    Exkremente

  10. (countable)A bag containing soiled items.

    Fäkalienbeutel, Fäkalienbeutel, Kotbeutel

  11. A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.

Examples

249 sentences

  1. Nothing seems to grow in this soil.

    Здається, що ніщо не росте на цьому грунті.

    ruНичто, кажется, не растёт на этой земле.

    deIn dieser Erde scheint nichts zu gedeihen.

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  2. Plants take in water from the soil.

    Рослини поглинають воду із ґрунту.

    ruРастения поглощают воду из почвы.

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  3. Worms are sometimes beneficial to soil.

    Черв'яки іноді приносять користь ґрунту.

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  4. This is very good soil.

    Це дуже добрий грунт.

    ruЭто очень хорошая почва.

    deDas ist ein sehr guter Boden.

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  5. Rich soil yields good crops.

    Родючий ґрунт дає багатий урожай.

    deReichhaltige Böden bringen gute Ernten.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mixture of sand and organic material:
Русский
By meaning 1
mixture of sand and organic material:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
mixture of sand and organic material:
mineral or organic material serving as a natural medium for the growth of land plants:
country or territory:
faeces or urine etc.:
bag containing soiled items:

Origin

From Middle English soile, soyle, sule (“ground, earth”), partly from Anglo-Norman soyl (“

From Middle English soile, soyle, sule (“ground, earth”), partly from Anglo-Norman soyl (“bottom, ground, pavement”), from Latin solium (“seat, chair; throne”), mistaken for Latin solum (“ground, foundation, earth, sole of the foot”); and partly from Old English sol (“mud, mire, wet sand”), from Proto-Germanic *sulą (“mud, spot”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid”). Cognate with Middle Low German söle (“dirt, mud”), Middle Dutch sol (“dirt, filth”), Middle High German sol, söl (“dirt, mud, mire”), Danish søle (“mud, muck”). Compare French seuil (“level; threshold”) and sol (“soil, earth; ground”). See also sole, soal, solum.

From Middle English soilen, soulen, suylen (“to sully, make dirty”), partly from Old French soillier, souillier (“to soil, make dirty, wallow in mire”), from Old Frankish *saulijan, *sulwijan (“to make dirty, soil”); partly from Old English solian, sylian (“to soil, make dirty”), from Proto-Germanic *sulwōną, *sulwijaną, *saulijaną (“to soil, make dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid”). Cognate with Old Frisian sulia (“to soil, mire”), Middle Dutch soluwen, seulewen (“to soil, besmirch”), Old High German solōn, bisulen (“to make dirty”), German suhlen (“to soil, make dirty”), Danish søle (“to make dirty, defile”), Swedish söla (“to soil, make dirty”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bisauljan, “to bemire”). Compare sully.

From Middle English soyl, from Old French soil, souil (“quagmire, marsh”), from Frankish *sōlja, *saulja (“mire, miry place, wallow”), from Proto-Germanic *saulijō (“mud, puddle, feces”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid”).

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Forms

plural: soils
Singularsoil
Pluralsoils

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
senses 1 to 3:dirtB1earthA2
Close in meaning
  • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock:dirt
  • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state:territory
  • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use):landground
  • anything regarded as making something unclean:dirtfilthgrimestaingreasegrunge

Word family

62 related words
Relatedsolumalluvium
Derivedantisoilassoilback-to-the-soilbesoildesert soildesoilfill soilgarden soilgreen soilhydrosoilnative soilneosoilnight soilnonsoilpotting soilresoilsandy soilsoilablesoil acidificationsoil biochemistrysoilbornesoil centipedesoil chemistrysoil classification

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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