soil

US /sɔɪl/

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UK /sɔɪl/

n. (u.)Uncountable NounConditions in which something develops

The tomato plants needed good soil to grow

n. (u.)Uncountable NounMix of natural material in which plants grow

Your roses will like this soil, they will make big flowers

n. (u.)Uncountable NounLand of a certain country

Find your embassy first when you step on foreign soil

v.t.Transitive VerbTo get or become dirty

Mary didn't mean to soil her fancy white lace dress with mud

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06:22

like to get right to the base, there, where that original soil was-- that kind
like to get right to the base, there, where that original soil was-- that kind

05:08

that contributes to water and soil conservation.
that contributes to water and soil conservation.
but also good to the soil and water conservation.
but also good to the soil and water conservation.

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06:46

Rocks and soil on Mars mostly contain iron.
Rocks and soil on Mars mostly contain iron.

08:16

If you don't know what that is, if you look down here, you'll see that there are some weeds in the soil.
If you don't know what that is, if you look down here, you'll see that there are some weeds in the soil.
you'll see that there are some weeds in the soil.
you'll see that there are some weeds in the soil.

05:41

Like their Shang predecessors, the Han ate almost exclusively millet: it didn't need fertilizer or particularly good soil, which was great because the north had neither.
Like their Shang predecessors, the Han ate almost exclusively millet: it didn't need fertilizer or particularly good soil, which was great because the north had neither.
fertilizer or particularly good soil, which was great because the north had neither.
fertilizer or particularly good soil, which was great because the north had neither.

07:16

President Biden's Chips Act includes subsidies to encourage TSMC and other chip makers to expand production outside of Taiwan, and onto U.S. soil.
President Biden's Chips Act includes subsidies to encourage TSMC and other chip makers to expand production outside of Taiwan, and onto U.S. soil.
and onto U.S. soil.
and onto U.S. soil.

11:18

there’s ionizing radiation coming out of the soil in the rocks, in the air, and even
there’s ionizing radiation coming out of the soil in the rocks, in the air, and even

03:23

but with each dig or fill, more soil is removed or filled.
but with each dig or fill, more soil is removed or filled.

08:06

Natural processes like wind, rain, flowing rivers carry soil particles, sand, dead plants.
Natural processes like wind, rain, flowing rivers carry soil particles, sand, dead plants.
Over time, sand, soil, dead plants, etc. get deposited on top of each other.
Over time, sand, soil, dead plants, etc. get deposited on top of each other.