The material of which the surface of the ground is composed; soil.
| 单词 | θ6095 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] (114) earthOE The material of which the surface of the ground is composed; soil. claya1300 Used loosely for: Earth, moist earth, mire, mud; esp. the earth covering or enclosing a dead body when buried. grita1325 Earth, soil, mould; †the ground, as under the greet, in the greet, on the greet. Now Obsolete exc. dialect. groota1400 Mud, soil, earth. grounda1400 The soil of the earth. Also without article: Soil, earth, mould; now only in Mining (see quot. 1881) except with descriptive adjective. to break g… loama1400 Used loosely for: Earth, ground soil. archaic. soilc1440 Without article: Mould; earth. Usually, but not always, such material as will support the growth of plants, as contrasted with subsoil. marl1590 poetic. Earth, soil; the ground. Obsolete. terroir1653 Soil. Obsolete. rare. dirt1698 Mud; soil, earth, mould; brick-earth. colloquial. dutty1873 Caribbean. Dirt; soil. Subcategories:— quality (6) — earthy matter (2) — area of similar soil (1) — soil group (6) — soil conditions (1) — horizon (8) — soil mark (2) — topsoil (10) — subsoil (19) — particle size (3) — aggregate (3) — clod (17) — sod (15) — soil under plant (1) — dislodged soil (3) — layer a spade's depth (1) — soil substances (3) — rate at which soil absorbs water (2) |
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