ENGLISH: soil - CREOLE: sal



Overview of noun soil



The noun soil has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (24) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)

2. (12) soil, dirt -- (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)

3. (3) land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")

4. territory, soil -- (the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil")



Overview of verb soil



The verb soil has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")

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