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    compost

    US /ˈkɑmˌpost/

    ・

    UK /'kɒmpɒst/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounDead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
    My grandmother adds lots of compost to her soil, to help her flowers grow
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make dead plants, leaves etc. into fertilizer
    Please compost the grass clippings for the soil

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    • Because in the fall, when you plant the bulbs, it's a lot easier to just put the bulbs in the crates and then fill the crates with compost.

      Because in the fall, when you plant the bulbs, it's a lot easier to just put the bulbs in the crates and then fill the crates with compost.

    • the crates and then fill the crates with compost.

      the crates and then fill the crates with compost.

    A2

    Let's Learn English in the Garden! ???

    08:16Let's Learn English in the Garden! ???
    • But if you look over here, I have this pile of compost.

      But if you look over here, I have this pile of compost.

    B2

    Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience

    26:48Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
    • drilled some holes in the crates for ventilation filled them with compost.

      drilled some holes in the crates for ventilation filled them with compost.

    • I've drilled some holes in the crates for ventilation, filled them with compost.

      I've drilled some holes in the crates for ventilation, filled them with compost.

    A1

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    00:44Solar Opposites Season 6 | New Season October 13 | Hulu
    • We sold all our sci-fi stuff, and I'm too lazy to compost!

      We sold all our sci-fi stuff, and I'm too lazy to compost!

    • We sold all our sci-fi stuff and I'm too lazy to compost!

      We sold all our sci-fi stuff and I'm too lazy to compost!

    A2

    Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!

    27:20Annoying Orange - Most DISGUSTING Episodes!!
    • It smells like a compost pile barfed on a subway!

      It smells like a compost pile barfed on a subway!

    • It smells like a compost pile barfed on a subway.

      It smells like a compost pile barfed on a subway.

    B2

    Ask Orange #94 - Annoying Orange BRAINROT!

    09:03Ask Orange #94 - Annoying Orange BRAINROT!
    • It's like a gym locker and a compost bin had a baby!

      It's like a gym locker and a compost bin had a baby!

    • It's like a gym locker in a compost bin had a baby.

      It's like a gym locker in a compost bin had a baby.

    B2

    Mastering Taiwan's Musical Trash Trucks|The Jennie Show

    03:41Mastering Taiwan's Musical Trash Trucks|The Jennie Show
    • Food waste that can be turned into compost!

      Food waste that can be turned into compost!

    • Food waste that can be turned into compost!

      Food waste that can be turned into compost!

    B2

    Conversation Lesson: Speaking English in REAL LIFE | Let’s Bake Bread Together!

    28:21Conversation Lesson: Speaking English in REAL LIFE | Let’s Bake Bread Together!
    • All this goes in the compost bin.

      All this goes in the compost bin.

    • Now here's what said all this goes in the compost bin.

      Now here's what said all this goes in the compost bin.

    B1

    Natural English Conversation at Home *subtitles*

    07:05Natural English Conversation at Home *subtitles*
    • I put it in the compost.

      I put it in the compost.

    • I put it in the compost.

      I put it in the compost.

    A2

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    56:25Bea Johnson: "Zero Waste Home" | Talks at Google
    • Uh, two strands work better, so we take them, we twist them, and then we use it for floss, and then we can compost it.

      Uh, two strands work better, so we take them, we twist them, and then we use it for floss, and then we can compost it.

    • And, uh until I also came to realize that, after all, my compost bin and my recycling bin are in themselves sources of material.

      And, uh until I also came to realize that, after all, my compost bin and my recycling bin are in themselves sources of material.

    B1