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soil
What does soil mean?
soil (noun): the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce soil?
/sɔɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of soil?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “soil” mean?
a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost
Not quite: that's what post means.
the leader or head of a tribe, organization, business unit, or other group
Not quite: that's what chief means.
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
Not quite: that's what class means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “soil”?
city
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team
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game
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dirt
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