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soil
US /sɔɪl/
・UK /sɔɪl/
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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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The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- ON AMERICAN SOIL.
ON AMERICAN SOIL.
Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks
- 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.
Every Trick a Pro GeoGuessr Player Uses to Win (ft. RAINBOLT) | WIRED
- by literally just the soil.
by literally just the soil.
- - Soil guessing really goes into every single guess.
- Soil guessing really goes into every single guess.
How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found
- And others pointed to the Amazon’s soil, which appeared to be too infertile
And others pointed to the Amazon’s soil, which appeared to be too infertile
- One clue Fawcett missed was in the soil.
One clue Fawcett missed was in the soil.
Let's Learn English in the Garden! ???
- 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.
How China crushed Hong Kong
- Hong Kong used to be the only place on Chinese soil...
Hong Kong used to be the only place on Chinese soil...
Why the FBI and the CIA Keep Lying to Each Other
- Legally-speaking, that is when they became the FBI's problem—the CIA can't operate on American soil—but the FBI didn't know any of this.
Legally-speaking, that is when they became the FBI's problem—the CIA can't operate on American soil—but the FBI didn't know any of this.
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
- A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.
A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.
- like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used
like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used
The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
- 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.
The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
- 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
- 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