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soil

(s//Oi//l )

the state of being covered with unclean things(noun.state)

Synonym:
dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, stain

source: wordnet30
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock(noun.substance)

Synonym:
dirt

source: wordnet30
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)(noun.object)

Example:
Good agricultural soil.

Synonym:
ground, land

source: wordnet30
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state(noun.location)

Example:
American troops were stationed on Japanese soil.

Synonym:
territory

source: wordnet30
The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.(noun)

source: webster1913
A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.(noun)

source: webster1913
That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.(noun)

source: webster1913

make soiled, filthy, or dirty(verb.contact)

Example:
Don't soil your clothes when you play outside!.

Synonym:
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime
Antonym:
clean, make clean

source: wordnet30
To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.(verb)

source: webster1913
To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.(verb)

source: webster1913
To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.(verb)

source: webster1913