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English to English noun
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the state of being covered with unclean things |  | source: wordnet30
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the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | | source: wordnet30
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material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | | Example: the land had never been plowed
good agricultural soil
source: wordnet30
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the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | | Example: American troops were stationed on Japanese soil
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make soiled, filthy, or dirty | | Example: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To enrich with soil or muck; to manure. | | source: webster1913
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To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust. | | source: webster1913
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To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones. | | source: webster1913
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