mold

mold

noun

Definition of MOLD

the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow <mold so rich that just about anything will grow in it>

Synonyms clod, earth, ground, mold, soil

Related Words blackland, clay, gault [chiefly British], gley, guck (or gook), gumbo, kaolin, muck, mud; dust, gravel, sand; humus, loam, topsoil; alluvium, colluvium, detritus, loess, marl, sediment, shingle, silt; duff, mull; subsoil, substratum