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Meanings of soil in English

Russian
грунт
Portuguese
terra
Catalan
porqueria
Spanish
suelos
Wikidata

The state of being covered with unclean things.

    грунт
    Portuguese
    terra
    Catalan
    terra
    Spanish
    tierra
    Wikidata

    Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

          terra
          Portuguese
          macular
          Catalan
          sollar

          Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

              macular
              Portuguese
              território

              The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state.

                    território
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                    Examples for "defile"
                    Examples for "defile"
                    1
                    He could see further down into the defile, which was far indeed.
                    Assail
                    2
                    We skirted the plain, and struck into a defile in the mountains.
                    The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
                    3
                    A wild shout from every height of the defile was the answer.
                    The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction
                    4
                    Their gathering-place was at the entrance of the defile leading to Zahara.
                    Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
                    5
                    These things proceed out of the heart and defile the whole man.
                    The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
                    1
                    China has since sought to sully her reputation and undermine her claims.
                    News.com.au
                    2
                    The judge publicly admonished Felder for his attempts to sully Minnelli's reputation.
                    The new yorker
                    3
                    It was forbidden to sully their royal bloodlines by producing mud children.
                    Map of bones
                    4
                    And Force would never sully his hands with that sort of behaviour.
                    Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
                    5
                    Not even Communism can sully the Caribbean or dim the tropical sunshine.
                    Shift
                    Usage of soil in English
                    1
                    Our police investigation into this serious crime on Malaysian soil will continue.
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    Cadmium presence in soil is considered a significant threat to human health.
                    Pubmed
                    3
                    Ten years of water seepage has a way of obliterating soil differences.
                    Deadly Décisions
                    4
                    She fully expects another terror attack on American soil in the future.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    They play an indispensable part in the vital cycle of the soil.
                    The Second Deluge
                    6
                    It's been nine years since we launched American astronauts, from American soil.
                    The South African
                    7
                    They need good light without direct sunshine, and a rich, general-purpose soil.
                    The new yorker
                    8
                    Planting deep-rooted crops would allow farmers to better exploit available soil moisture.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    Biological properties; the work of very minute living organisms in the soil.
                    The First Book of Farming
                    10
                    He said: I brought in some soil samples from the Jovian system.
                    Cities in Flight
                    11
                    The forest represents the aristocratic element in the cultivation of the soil.
                    The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
                    12
                    He dug the graves, and laid the corpse in the kindly soil.
                    Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
                    13
                    In turn, soil lead content was inversely associated with muscle metal levels.
                    Pubmed
                    14
                    I have not set foot on my native soil for a year.
                    The captive
                    15
                    On the industrialization of agriculture and the links between soil and health:
                    In defense of food: an eater's manifesto
                    16
                    The first rocket to be launched from New Zealand soil has problems.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Translations for soil
                    Soil through the time
                    Soil across language varieties
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                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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                    Common
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