soil

soil · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The upper layer of earth in which plants grow.

  2. 2.

    A country's territory.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To make dirty; to stain.

Forms

plural: soils

Related words

See also: dirt, earth, ground
Synonyms: dirt, earth, ground

Etymology

From Old French soil ("piece of ground"), from Latin solum ("ground, soil").