compost

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːmpəʊst/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒmpɒst/
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noun
R

Organic material that has decomposed and can be used to enrich soil and help plants grow.

We use compost to improve the quality of our garden soil.

verb
R

To turn waste material into compost.

We compost our kitchen scraps to use as fertilizer for our plants.

R

To spread compost on or in something, such as soil or a planter.

After preparing the soil, we composted it with a layer of rich, organic material.

translation

n. Organic material that has decomposed and can be used to enrich soil and help plants grow.
v. To turn waste material into compost.; To spread compost on or in something, such as soil or a planter.

Word Forms

3rd Present composts
Progressive composting
Past composted
Plural composts
Perfect composted