humuses

noun

plural of humus
as in loams
a brown or black material in soil that is formed when plants and animals decay

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  1. loams
  2. clays
  3. clods
  4. dirt
  5. earth
Noun
  • Loamy and sandy loams are the ideal soil type.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of loams
Noun
  • The two-step treatment starts with a potent trio of glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acids to tackle uneven tone, fine lines, and rough texture, followed by a mask with kaolin and bentonite clays.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of clays
Noun
  • Once the land is clear, use a rotary tiller to break up the soil clods.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • According to the authors, their results suggest that clods of earth can indeed catalyze these reactions without the presence of life.
    — Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
Definition of clods
Noun
  • And a thorough preseason waxing will help protect your vehicle’s paint from all that off-road dirt and dust.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The last ten miles might be on a dirt track, with the Land Rover in a shed somewhere.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • In the Dreamtime, the Waugyl (Rainbow Serpent) moved across the earth, carving out rivers and mountains—not a god, just how our culture explains creation, without religion as it’s commonly understood.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The heatwave is, of course, being felt across the whole of Middle-earth.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of earth
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