soil

¹soil

noun

Definition of SOIL

1

foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something <got some sort of soil on my white pants>

Synonyms crud, dirt, grime, gunk, muck, smut, soil

Related Words scum, sewage, sewerage, slime, sludge, swill; dross, dust [British], garbage, junk, litter, refuse, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste; crock [dialect], soot; dinginess, dirtiness, dustiness, filthiness, foulness, griminess, grubbiness, nastiness, squalidness, uncleanliness, uncleanness

Near Antonyms cleanliness, cleanness

2

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal <the horse lifted its tail and deposited its soil on the grass>

Synonyms dirt, doo-doo, dung, excrement, excreta, feces, ordure, poop, scat, slops, soil, waste

Related Words night soil, stool; dunghill, guano, manure, midden, muck; spoor; sewage, sewerage; coprolite