Collocations for "soil"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "soil" in context.
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soil
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [fertile, rich, barren] soil
- plant the [seeds, bulbs] in the soil
- [wet, dry] soil
- [dig, even, flatten, fertilize] the soil
- soil that is good for
- protect the soil from erosion
- check the moisture in the soil
- the soil is too sandy
- thrives in sandy soil
- the [factory, dump] contaminated the soil
- the soil was contaminated by the [factory]
- has spent decades [working, tilling] the soil
- [set foot on, returned to] her native soil
- [happened, occurred] on [American] soil
- this [top, carpet, tablecloth] soils easily
- soiled her [hand, hands, fingers]
- the [ink, grease, paint] soiled his [hand]
- soiled his [diaper, pants, underwear]
- soiled his [reputation, family honor, good name]
- the [affair, tragedy, corruption] soiled his [reputation]
- soil your [clothing, shirt, dress, suit]
- soil erosion
- soil samples for
- conduct a soil survey
- different soil types
'soil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bed
- beneath
- burrow
- creep
- deposit
- dew
- dump
- fruitful
- grub
- hoe
- lime
- manure
- moist
- moisture
- mound
- nourish
- overlay
- pat
- peg
- pile
- plant
- prep
- quantity
- rake
- retention
- return
- runner
- rut
- scattering
- shovel
- slimy
- snare
- son
- sow
- spade
- spring
- surface
- thirsty
- till
- underneath
- wealth
- wet