noun A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
We bought a bag of soil for the houseplants.
noun The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
noun The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
noun Country or territory.
noun That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
noun A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
noun Dung; compost; manure.
night soil
noun A food preparation with the texture and often color of soil.