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Soiling
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Soiling
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1.
the top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water, and air
zonal soil, azonal soil, intrazonal soil, horizon (sense 4), horizon (sense 5) ▶ Related adjective: telluric2.
a type of this material having specific characteristics
loamy soil
3.
land, country, or region
one's native soil
4. the soil
5.
any place or thing encouraging growth or development
verb
1.
to make or become dirty or stained
2. (transitive)
to pollute with sin or disgrace; sully; defile
he soiled the family honour by his cowardice
noun
3.
the state or result of soiling
4.
refuse, manure, or excrement
verb
(transitive)
to feed (livestock) freshly cut green fodder either to fatten or purge them
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Soiling
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1.
the surface layer of earth, supporting plant life
2.
any place for growth or development
3.
land; country; territory
native soil
4.
ground or earth
barren soil
verb transitive
1.
to make dirty, esp. on the surface
2.
to smirch or stain
3.
to bring disgrace upon
4.
to corrupt or defile; sully
verb intransitive
5.
to become soiled or dirty
noun
6.
a soiled spot; stain; smirch
7.
manure used for fertilizing
8.
excrement, sewage, refuse, etc.
9.
a soiling or being soiled
verb transitive
1.
to feed (livestock) on soilage
2.
to purge (livestock) by means of green food
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Soiling
see synonyms of soilingv. soiled, soil·ing, soils
v.tr.
1. To make dirty, particularly on the surface.
2. To disgrace; tarnish: a reputation soiled by scandal.
3. To corrupt; defile.
4. To dirty with excrement.
v.intr.
To become dirty, stained, or tarnished.
n.
1.
a. The state of being soiled.
b. A stain.
2. Filth, sewage, or refuse.
3. Manure, especially human excrement, used as fertilizer.
tr.v. soiled, soil·ing, soils
To feed (livestock) with soilage.
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