compost

kəmˈpoʊst

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Definition of compost - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculturedecayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer

She added compost to the garden to enrich the soil..

fertilizer

humus

plant mediummixture for growing plants in pots

She filled the pot with compost before planting seeds.

potting soil

Verb

agricultureadd decayed plant matter to soil to enrich it

Farmers compost their fields to improve crop yield.

enrich

fertilize

nourish

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decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
mixture for growing plants in pots

Expressions with compost

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compost heap

pile of organic waste decomposing naturally

She added kitchen scraps to the compost heap.

compost pile

heap of organic waste for decomposition

They added vegetable scraps to the compost pile in the garden..

potting compost

prepared soil for container plant growth

Potting compost is ideal for indoor plants.

compost bin

container used to hold organic waste while it breaks down into compost

We built a compost bin behind the garage for kitchen scraps.

Origin of compost

Latin, compositus (put together)

Terms with compost included in their meaning

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topdress

agriculture

apply fertilizer or compost to the surface of soil

compost bin

gardening

container used to hold organic waste while it breaks down into compost

composting

adj.

recycling

related to the process of making compost

composting

gardening

process of turning organic waste into compost

composter

composting

container used to produce compost from organic waste

composted

adj.

recycling

converted into compost

Examples of compost in a sentence

They used compost to grow healthy vegetables.
Gardeners often use compost to enrich soil.
Compost helps retain moisture in potted plants.
They compost kitchen scraps for their garden.
We compost leaves every autumn for rich soil.

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French:compost, composter, ...
German:Kompost, mit Kompost düngen, ...
Italian:compost, compostare, ...
Spanish:abono orgánico, compostar, ...
Portuguese:composto, compostar, ...
Chinese:堆肥, 用堆肥施肥, ...
Japanese:堆肥, 堆肥化する, ...
Arabic:سِماد عُضوي, سَمَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמפּוֹסְט, לְדַשֵּׁן, ...
Russian:компост, компостировать, ...
Ukrainian:компост, удобрювати компостом, ...
Hindi:खाद, खाद डालना, ...
Bengali:জৈব সার, কম্পোস্ট প্রয়োগ করা, ...
Catalan:compost, adobar amb compost, ...
Czech:kompost, kompostovat, ...
Danish:kompost, gøde med kompost, ...
Dutch:compost, composteren, ...
Greek:κομπόστ, λιπαίνω με κομπόστ, ...
Hungarian:komposzt, komposztálni, ...
Khmer:ជីកំប៉ុស្ត, ដាក់ជីកំប៉ុសក្នុងដី, ...
Korean:퇴비, 퇴비를 주다, ...
Persian:کمپوست, کمپوست دادن, ...
Polish:kompost, kompostować, ...
Portuguese (BR):composto, compostar, ...
Romanian:compost, a composta, ...
Swedish:kompost, kompostera, ...
Thai:ปุ๋ยหมัก, ใส่ปุ๋ยหมัก, ...
Turkish:kompost, kompostlamak, ...
Vietnamese:phân hữu cơ, bón phân hữu cơ, ...

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