compost
IPA: kˈɑmpoʊst
noun
- The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- (UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
- (obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
verb
- To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
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Examples of "compost" in Sentences
- Another option for effluence is self composting toilets.
- The compost is used to fertilize the greenery around campus.
- He is described in the play as pimply and smelling of compost.
- As such, their presence is important in the formation of compost.
- Articles such as that in the Denver Compost SHOW the controversy.
- John Innes Compost was developed by the institution in the 1930s.
- Seasonally, top dress with compost to the drip line and rake into the soil.
- Compost is competitive and is of prime importance for the growing of crops.
- Soil is often combined with the compost to inoculate the pile with microbes.
- Compost piles can help improve soil conditions for spring time plantings by restoring tilth and microorganisms to the soil.