compost
noun/ˈkɒmpɒst/UK/ˈkɑmpoʊst/US
Etymology
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.
- derived from compositus
- derived from compost
- inherited from compost
Definitions
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- [T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.
A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
- Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
- [T]he term 'compost' is commonly used to mean the material used to fill pots, seed trays and containers.
A mixture
A mixture; a compound.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
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To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for compost. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA