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Compost

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Noun

1. compost

a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

Verb

2. compost

convert to compost

Example Sentences:
'compost organic debris'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Compost

see synonyms of compost
noun
1. 
a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc, used as a fertilizer
2. 
a mixture, normally of plant remains, peat, charcoal, etc, in which plants are grown, esp in pots
3. rare
a compound or mixture
verb (transitive)
4. 
to make (vegetable matter) into compost
5. 
to fertilize with compost

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Compost

see synonyms of compost
noun
1. 
a mixture; compound
2. 
a mixture of decomposing vegetable refuse, manure, etc. for fertilizing and conditioning soil
verb transitive
3. 
to convert (vegetable refuse) into compost

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Compost

see synonyms of compost
n.
A mixture of organic matter, as from leaves and manure, that has decayed or has been digested by organisms, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
tr.v. com·post·ed, com·post·ing, com·posts
1. To convert (vegetable matter) to compost.
2. To fertilize with compost.

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