soil

²soil

noun

Definition of SOIL

1

the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow <bought rich soil to plant flowers in>

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

2

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air <happy to have soil under my feet after that long sea voyage>

Synonyms dirt, dust, ground, land, soil, terra firma

Related Words continent, landmass, zone; island, isthmus, mainland, peninsula