ALL meanings of compost
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C c - uncountable noun compost Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow. 3
- variable noun compost Compost is specially treated soil that you buy and use to grow seeds and plants in pots. 3
- verb compost To compost things such as unwanted bits of plants means to make them into compost. 3
- noun compost a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc, used as a fertilizer 3
- noun compost a mixture, normally of plant remains, peat, charcoal, etc, in which plants are grown, esp in pots 3
- noun compost a compound or mixture 3
- verb compost to make (vegetable matter) into compost 3
- verb compost to fertilize with compost 3
- noun compost a mixture; compound 3
- noun compost a mixture of decomposing vegetable refuse, manure, etc. for fertilizing and conditioning soil 3
- verb transitive compost to convert (vegetable refuse) into compost 3
- noun compost a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil. 1
- noun compost a composition; compound. 1
- verb with object compost to use in compost; make compost of: to compost manure and kitchen scraps. 1
- verb with object compost to apply compost to (soil). 1
- verb without object compost to make compost: Shredded leaves will compost easily. 1
- noun compost organic fertilizer 1
- transitive verb compost use as compost 1
- transitive verb compost fertilize with compost 1
- intransitive verb compost become compost 1
- noun compost Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. 1
- noun compost The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. 0
- noun compost (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A mixture; a compound. 0
- verb compost To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer. 0