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Meaning of soil

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  soil
      n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn:
           {dirt}, {filth}, {grime}, {soil}, {stain}, {grease},
           {grunge}]
      2: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and
         disintegrated rock [syn: {soil}, {dirt}]
      3: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in
         which plants can grow (especially with reference to its
         quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good
         agricultural soil" [syn: {land}, {ground}, {soil}]
      4: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign
         state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
         [syn: {territory}, {soil}]
      v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
           when you play outside!" [syn: {dirty}, {soil}, {begrime},
           {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}, {make clean}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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