Soil
noun
The top layer of the earth's surface where plants grow.
The farmer used fertilizer to improve the nutrition in the soil.
Often appears as...
- fertile soil
- poor soil
verb
To make something dirty.
He accidentally soiled his shirt with ketchup.
Often appears as...
- soil clothes
- soil hands
noun
A place where something happens or is used.
Our enemies will never set foot on our soil.
Often appears as...
- foreign soil
- native soil
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Formal
Idiomatic
noun
The top layer of the earth's surface where plants grow.
The farmer used fertilizer to improve the nutrition in the soil.
Often appears as...
- fertile soil
- poor soil
verb
To make something dirty.
He accidentally soiled his shirt with ketchup.
Often appears as...
- soil clothes
- soil hands
noun
A place where something happens or is used.
Our enemies will never set foot on our soil.
Often appears as...
- foreign soil
- native soil
Usage tips
Formal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Growth
Soil is essential for growing crops and plants; it holds roots and provides nutrients.
Without rich soil, the gardener's flowers wouldn't bloom well.
Pro Tip 2/3Soil Quality
Describing soil can indicate quality: 'fertile' means good for planting, 'poor' means bad.
The fertile soil of the valley ensures a bountiful harvest.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concern
Soil erosion is a serious issue, leading to loss of fertile land and pollution.
Farmers planted trees to prevent soil erosion on the hillside.
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Growth
Soil is essential for growing crops and plants; it holds roots and provides nutrients.
Without rich soil, the gardener's flowers wouldn't bloom well.
Pro Tip 2/3Soil Quality
Describing soil can indicate quality: 'fertile' means good for planting, 'poor' means bad.
The fertile soil of the valley ensures a bountiful harvest.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concern
Soil erosion is a serious issue, leading to loss of fertile land and pollution.
Farmers planted trees to prevent soil erosion on the hillside.
Pro Tip 1/3Plant Growth
Soil is essential for growing crops and plants; it holds roots and provides nutrients.
Without rich soil, the gardener's flowers wouldn't bloom well.
Pro Tip 2/3Soil Quality
Describing soil can indicate quality: 'fertile' means good for planting, 'poor' means bad.
The fertile soil of the valley ensures a bountiful harvest.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental Concern
Soil erosion is a serious issue, leading to loss of fertile land and pollution.
Farmers planted trees to prevent soil erosion on the hillside.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
double global ag production around the world? Well, we could try to farm more land. This is an analysis we've done, where on the left is where the crops are today, on the right is where they could be based on soils and climate, assuming climate change doesn't disrupt too much of this, which is not a good assumption.
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Why is biodiversity so...
Helped along by the vines, trees provide the seeds, fruits and leaves to herbivores, such as the tapir and the agouti, which disperse their seeds throughout the forest so they can grow. Leftovers are consumed by the millions of insects that decompose and recycle nutrients to create rich soil.
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Can plants talk to each...
Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients. These fungal filaments form extensive networks that can connect separate plants,
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
soil making them vital for the Savannah ecosystem the open grasslands of Africa are one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth they support millions of species which are all intrinsically connected but they are also amongst some
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Hydrogels as an...
help grow more food with less water let's start with two seeds and let's put hydrogel on one side now will irrigate both sides and in sandy soil much of the water runs down past the plant and into the ground below
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How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
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What really happens to...
and some of those are highly toxic. Together, they create a harmful stew called leachate, which can move into groundwater, soil and streams, poisoning ecosystems and harming wildlife.
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Feeding Humphead...
The guano from thousands of terns which have chosen to nest here enriches the sandy soil, which then can support more plants.
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
the guano from thousands of terms which have chosen to mist here enriches the sandy soil which then can support more plants
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the guano from thousands of turns which have chosen to nest here enriches the sandy soil which then can support more plants
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
double global ag production around the world? Well, we could try to farm more land. This is an analysis we've done, where on the left is where the crops are today, on the right is where they could be based on soils and climate, assuming climate change doesn't disrupt too much of this, which is not a good assumption.
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
Helped along by the vines, trees provide the seeds, fruits and leaves to herbivores, such as the tapir and the agouti, which disperse their seeds throughout the forest so they can grow. Leftovers are consumed by the millions of insects that decompose and recycle nutrients to create rich soil.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients. These fungal filaments form extensive networks that can connect separate plants,
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
soil making them vital for the Savannah ecosystem the open grasslands of Africa are one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth they support millions of species which are all intrinsically connected but they are also amongst some
Video examples
Hydrogels as an...
help grow more food with less water let's start with two seeds and let's put hydrogel on one side now will irrigate both sides and in sandy soil much of the water runs down past the plant and into the ground below
Video examples
How the Mojave Desert...
Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters, and rich iron oxide soil create a landscape that extends for as far as the eye can see.
Video examples
What really happens to...
and some of those are highly toxic. Together, they create a harmful stew called leachate, which can move into groundwater, soil and streams, poisoning ecosystems and harming wildlife.
Video examples
Feeding Humphead...
The guano from thousands of terns which have chosen to nest here enriches the sandy soil, which then can support more plants.
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
the guano from thousands of terms which have chosen to mist here enriches the sandy soil which then can support more plants
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the guano from thousands of turns which have chosen to nest here enriches the sandy soil which then can support more plants
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Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I love the TV show, and if you make a bad movie it means you've soiled it. Just like if we made an advert. We were offered so many times and I'd say, look, this is the good thing, and you can't compromise that, because then you compromise the integrity of the characters.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
I'm a scientist - a geobiologist who's been studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil for over twenty years. One day, I realized that I wanted, needed, to tell people - and not just other scientists - about my life in science.
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Saxby Chambliss
American Politician
It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
I wanted to do life, do something interesting. I ran out of things I wanted to say in my music, so I just put it down, sold all my gear, and put on some overalls and reconnected with the soil.
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James Allen
British Author
As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed.
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Rene Redzepi
Danish Chef
When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.
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Henry J. Heinz
American Businessman
Protect the consumer by owning the product all the way from the soil to the table.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
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N. Scott Momaday
American Author
I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.
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Asif Ali Zardari
Pakistani Politician
Anybody from my soil is my responsibility.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I love the TV show, and if you make a bad movie it means you've soiled it. Just like if we made an advert. We were offered so many times and I'd say, look, this is the good thing, and you can't compromise that, because then you compromise the integrity of the characters.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
I'm a scientist - a geobiologist who's been studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil for over twenty years. One day, I realized that I wanted, needed, to tell people - and not just other scientists - about my life in science.
Quote examples
Saxby Chambliss
American Politician
It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.
Quote examples
Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
I wanted to do life, do something interesting. I ran out of things I wanted to say in my music, so I just put it down, sold all my gear, and put on some overalls and reconnected with the soil.
Quote examples
James Allen
British Author
As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed.
Quote examples
Rene Redzepi
Danish Chef
When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.
Quote examples
Henry J. Heinz
American Businessman
Protect the consumer by owning the product all the way from the soil to the table.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Quote examples
N. Scott Momaday
American Author
I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.
Quote examples
Asif Ali Zardari
Pakistani Politician
Anybody from my soil is my responsibility.
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