Overview of noun soil

The noun soil has 4 senses

• dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)


• soil, dirt -- (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)


• land, ground, soil -- (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")


• territory, soil -- (the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil")

Overview of verb soil

The verb soil has 1 sense

• dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire -- (make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!")