compost — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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.

   Altri esempi (1)

   [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.

2. A medium in which one can cultivate plants.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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.

3. A mixture; a compound.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • obsoleto
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.

Verbo

1. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

   Parole correlate

   humus

   Esempi

   If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.

Sostantivo

1. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

   Termini più generali

   composition

Verbo

1. convert to compost

   Termini più generali

   convert

   Esempi

   compost organic debris