Synonyms:
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge
Meaning: the state of being covered with unclean things
Synonyms:
soil, dirt
Meaning: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Synonyms:
land, ground, soil
Meaning: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
Meaning: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Usage examples
Drums! or To the Leaven'd Soil they Trod, Or Captain!
Needless to say J. Pinkney was no product of Georgia soil.
In like manner, "soil," "grain," "tools," are also emphatic.
The soil, in fact, was bestrewn with quartz and porphyritic rocks.
The height to which the bracken grows is a sure guide to the depth of soil.
It is evident, therefore, that the soil needs the cultivation of the farmer.
The fruits of the soil were consumed on the spot instead of being sold as now.
Dwarf Stocks, moreover, are invariably spattered with soil in heavy autumn rain.
The draft-beast in the field turns the heavy soil, and aids in the final harvest.
Soil conditions for vegetable life determine first the amount and kind of animal life.