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Meaning:

Noun:

  • uncountable A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
  • euphemistic Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
  • countable In medical terms, a bag containing soiled items.
  • euphemism Country or territory.
  • uncountable 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.
  • uncountable 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.

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Verb:

  • ''reflexively: to '''soil''' oneself''
  • reflexive To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
  • To make dirty.
  • To make invalid, to ruin.

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