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soil

79 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) soil (verb)
  2. 2) soil (noun)
  3. 3) soil (noun)
  4. 4) soil (verb)
  5. soil air (noun)
  6. soil auger (noun)
  7. soil binder (noun)
  8. soil cap (noun)
  9. soil-cement (noun)
  10. soil-cement (adjective)
  11. soil colloid (noun)
  12. soil complex (noun)
  13. soil conditioner (noun)
  14. soil conservation (noun)
  15. soil creep (noun)
  16. soil family (noun)
  17. soil fertility (noun)
  18. soil horizon (noun)
  19. soil map (noun)
  20. soil mechanics (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  21. soil miller (noun)
  22. soil-moisture index (noun)
  23. soil-moisture tension (noun)
  24. soil mulch (noun)
  25. soil phase (noun)
  26. soil pipe (noun)
  27. soil rot (noun)
  28. soil science (noun)
  29. soil series (noun)
  30. soil solution (noun)

1soil

verb \ˈsȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of SOIL

transitive verb
1
: to stain or defile morally : corrupt
2
: to make unclean especially superficially : dirty
3
: to blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed
intransitive verb
: to become soiled or dirty

Origin of SOIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller, from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
First Known Use: 13th century

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