- the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- a particular kind of earth: sandy soil.
- the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil.
- a country, land, or region: an act committed on American soil.
- the ground or earth: tilling the soil.
- any place or condition providing the opportunity for growth or development: Some believe that poverty provides the soil for crime.
- to make unclean, dirty, or filthy, especially on the surface: to soil one's clothes.
- to smirch, smudge, or stain: The ink soiled his hands.
- to sully or tarnish, as with disgrace; defile morally: to soil one's good name.
- to become soiled: White soils easily.
- the act or fact of soiling.
- the state of being soiled.
- a spot, mark, or stain.
- dirty or foul matter; filth; sewage.
- ordure; manure
- to feed (confined cattle, horses, etc.) freshly cut green fodder for roughage.
- the top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water, and air
- a type of this material having specific characteristics
- land, country, or region
- life and work on a farm; land
- any place or thing encouraging growth or development
- to make or become dirty or stained
- to pollute with sin or disgrace; sully; defile
- the state or result of soiling
- refuse, manure, or excrement
- to feed (livestock) freshly cut green fodder either to fatten or purge them
