soil creep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soil kreep]
- /sɔɪl krip/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soil kreep]
- /sɔɪl krip/

Definitions of soil creep words

noun soil creep creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Compare creep (def 22a). 1
noun soil creep the gradual downhill movement, under the force of gravity, of soil and loose rock material on a slope 0

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Origin of soil creep

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Soil creep

noun

adjective

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adverb

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soil creep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soil creep usage trend in Literature

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