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as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
got some sort of soil on my white pants
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as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the horse lifted its tail and deposited its soil on the grass
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as in ground
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
bought rich soil to plant flowers in
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as in to stain
to make dirty
oil and grease soiled the mechanic's shirt
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Recent Examples of soil
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Clarksburg’s rich soils and high water table produce beefy vines that growers can manipulate.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2025
Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The meter takes out the guesswork of watering your plants by providing accurate readings of the moisture content in your plant's soil.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Clarksburg’s rich soils and high water table produce beefy vines that growers can manipulate.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
The 16-year-old, who had unspecified disabilities, weighed just 78 pounds when she was found and was only wearing a diaper because all her other clothes were soiled, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2025
Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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Its players are turncoats whose legacies are forever stained.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Be careful and don’t use it every wash because these products can stain your hair with a pink or lavender tint.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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There are other snafus: The calligraphy on the place-setting cards is unreadable, and someone described as an energy medium has tried to muck around with the dining room’s musty feng shui.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Randle's bully ball and inattentive defense are mucking everything up.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the disk of the sun is completely blackened, an eclipsed moon does not vanish completely from the sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the negro resents and utterly repudiates the effort to blacken his good name by asserting that assaults upon women are peculiar to his race.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soil. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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