- soil
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 earthADJECTIVE▪ deep▪ shallow, thin▪ fertile, good, rich▪ infertile, poor▪ light▪ heavy▪ loose▪ compacted▪ dry▪ damp, moist, waterlogged, wet▪
Keep the soil moist and fertilize weekly.
▪ well-drained▪ acid, acidic▪ alkaline▪ contaminated▪ top (usually topsoil)▪ potting (AmE)▪She bought a bag of potting soil.
▪ chalky, clay, clayey, loam, loamy, peaty▪Rich loamy soils produce the largest leeks.
▪ rocky, sandy, stony▪ alluvial, desert, forest, garden, volcanicVERB + SOIL▪ cultivate, enrich, improve▪ dig, dig in, dig up, till, turn, work▪fields of newly turned soil
▪The clay soils of the region are difficult to work.
▪ fertilize▪ drain▪ loosenSOIL + NOUN▪ conservation▪ degradation, erosion▪ conditions, fertility, quality▪declining soil fertility
▪ moisture▪ temperature▪ type▪ surface▪ sample▪Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation.
▪ science, scientistPREPOSITION▪ in (the) soil▪The flowers do well in sandy soil.
2 part of a countryADJECTIVE▪ native▪ foreign▪ American, British, etc.VERB + SOIL▪ set foot on▪the place where she first set foot on Canadian soil
PREPOSITION▪ on … soil▪protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British soil
PHRASES▪ on home soil (sports, esp. BrE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}England's first defeat on home soil against Australia
verbSoil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑diaper
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
