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soil /ˈsojəl/  

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  • noun
    plural soils
    the top layer of earth in which plants grow [noncount]
    This kind of plant grows well in moist soil.
    The soil in this area is very fertile/sandy.
    Cleaning up contaminated soil [=soil that has harmful chemicals in it] can be very costly. [count]
    Certain plants cannot live in poorly drained soils. - see also potting soil
    [noncount] formal + literary :the land of a particular country
    They have returned to their native soil. [=the place they are originally from]
    I had never set foot on Japanese/Italian soil before. [=I had never been to Japan/Italy before]
    [noncount] :a place where something begins or develops
    Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime. [=there is often a lot of crime in poor neighborhoods]
    the soil literary :farming as a way of making a living
    Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.
    verb
    soils; soiled; soiling
    formal
    [+ obj] :to make (something) dirty
    I soiled my blouse/shirt at the cocktail party.
    The ink soiled his hands.
    Her clothes were soiled and very wet.
    soiled linens/underwear/diapers - sometimes used figuratively
    He refused to soil his hands [=do anything dishonest or wrong] for her.
    [no obj] :to become dirty
    This fabric soils easily.