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The gardener mixed compost into the soil.
What does Soil mean?
Soil is the living, mineral-rich surface material where land plants grow; to soil something is to make it dirty.
Dictionary definition
The natural material at Earth’s surface made of minerals, organic matter, water, air, and living things that supports land plants; also, the land of a country. As a verb, to make dirty or stain.
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Soil in a sentence
medium
After years abroad, the athlete was glad to stand on home soil.
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Muddy shoes soiled the clean floor.
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Practice 1
Which list describes natural soil most completely?
Soil is a natural body with living and nonliving components.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses soil as a verb?
Here soil means make dirty or stained.
Practice 3
“Home soil” uses soil to mean the ____ of a country.
Soil can refer to national land or territory.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSoil is the living, mineral-rich surface material where land plants grow; to soil something is to make it dirty.
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Does Soil have an opposite?
Soil has no precise general antonym. The learner guidance identifies useful contextual contrasts without presenting them as lexical opposites.
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Word family
Soil word family
Base word
soil
noun
soils
Different soil bodies or types.
adjective
soiled
Made dirty or stained.
noun
soiling
The act or result of making something dirty.
adjective
soil-based
Using or occurring in soil.
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Hint for students
In science, soil is more than dirt: it contains mineral particles, organic matter, water, air, and organisms.
Common mix-up
Rock and water are parts of or contrasts with soil, not antonyms. Soil also has a common verb meaning make dirty.
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Examine a soil sample safely with a hand lens. Record evidence of mineral, organic, water, air-space, or living components, then write a precise definition.
Teacher prompt
Compare garden soil, home soil, and soiled clothing. Ask students to identify noun or verb and state which meaning fits each phrase.
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