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noun
- (uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
- (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
- (uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- (countable) In medical terms, a bag containing soiled items.
- euphemistic Country or territory.
- The refugees returned to their native .
Translations: - Dutch: grond
- French: sol
- German: Boden
- Italian: terreno
- Spanish: suelo
verb
- To make dirty.
- (reflexively: to soil oneself) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- To make invalid, to ruin.
Translations: - Dutch: bevuilen
- French: salir
- Italian: sporcare
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