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 Definitions of Compost  [ˈkɒm poʊst]  

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Definition of 'Compost' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) compost
a mixture of decaying organic matter, as decomposing leaves, manure, kitchen scraps, etc., used for fertilizing soil.

2.  compost
a composition; compound.

3. (v.t.) compost
to use in compost; make compost of.

4.  compost
to apply compost to (soil).

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < AF, MF < L compositum, composituscomposite ; cf. compote)

Definition of 'Compost' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) compost
a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

2. (verb) compost
convert to compost
"compost organic debris"


Definition of 'Compost' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Compost
a mixture; a compound

2. (noun) Compost
a mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap

3. (verb) Compost
to manure with compost

4. (verb) Compost
to mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost


Translation of 'Compost' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: rotting vegetable matter etc used as fertilizer.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kompos, mengmis, gemengde Arabic flag Arabic: خَليطٌ من الأوْراق والرَّ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: тор
Brazilian flag Brazilian: adubo Czech flag Czech: kompost German flag German: der Kompost
Danish flag Danish: kompost Greek flag Greek: λίπασμα Spanish flag Spanish: abono orgánico
Estonian flag Estonian: kompost Farsi flag Farsi: کود Finnish flag Finnish: kompostimulta
French flag French: compost Hebrew flag Hebrew: קוֹמפּוֹסט Hindi flag Hindi: एक तरह की खाद
Croatian flag Croatian: kompost Hungarian flag Hungarian: komposzt Indonesian flag Indonesian: pupuk
Icelandic flag Icelandic: safnhaugaáburður Italian flag Italian: composta, terricciato Japanese flag Japanese: 堆肥
Korean flag Korean: 퇴비 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kompostas Latvian flag Latvian: komposts
Malay flag Malay: membajai Dutch flag Dutch: compost Norwegian flag Norwegian: kompost
Polish flag Polish: kompost Persian flag Persian: کود Pashto flag Pashto: نباتى سره (تر كيب شوې) دخ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: adubo Romanian flag Romanian: bălegar, gunoi de grajd Russian flag Russian: компост
Slovak flag Slovak: kompost Slovenian flag Slovenian: kompost Serbian flag Serbian: prirodnođubrivo
Swedish flag Swedish: kompost Thai flag Thai: พืชที่หมักไว้เป็นปุ๋ย Turkish flag Turkish: gübre
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 堆肥 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: компост, складене добриво Urdu flag Urdu: سڑے پتوں کی کھاد
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phân xanh Chinese flag Chinese: 混合肥料,堆肥

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'Compost' - Nearby Entries  

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