soil

Definition

  • noun: the top layer of earth in which plants grow
  • verb: to stain or defile morally
  • verb: to make (something) dirty
  • sometimes used figuratively
  • synonyms: corrupt, land, country

Examples

  • Poor neighborhoods can be 'fertile soil' for crime. [=there is often a lot of crime in poor neighborhoods]

  • I had never set foot 'on Japanese/Italian soil' before. [=I had never been to Japan/Italy before]

  • Cleaning up contaminated 'soil' [=soil that has harmful chemicals in it] can be very costly.

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