I.
noun
1 earth
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪ shallow , thin
▪ fertile , good , rich
▪ infertile , poor
▪ light
▪ heavy
▪ loose
▪ compacted
▪ dry
▪ damp , moist , waterlogged , wet
▪
Keep the ~ moist and fertilize weekly.
▪ well-drained
▪ acid , acidic
▪ alkaline
▪ contaminated
▪ top (usually topsoil )
▪ potting ( AmE )
▪
She bought a bag of potting ~.
▪ chalky , clay , clayey , loam , loamy , peaty
▪
Rich loamy ~s produce the largest leeks.
▪ rocky , sandy , stony
▪ alluvial , desert , forest , garden , volcanic
VERB + SOIL
▪ cultivate , enrich , improve
▪ dig , dig in , dig up , till , turn , work
▪
fields of newly turned ~
▪
The clay ~s of the region are difficult to work.
▪ fertilize
▪ drain
▪ loosen
SOIL + NOUN
▪ conservation
▪ degradation , erosion
▪ conditions , fertility , quality
▪
declining ~ fertility
▪ moisture
▪ temperature
▪ type
▪ surface
▪ sample
▪
Soil samples taken from the site revealed massive amounts of radiation.
▪ science , scientist
PREPOSITION
▪ in (the) ~
▪
The flowers do well in sandy ~.
2 part of a country
ADJECTIVE
▪ native
▪ foreign
▪ American , British , etc.
VERB + SOIL
▪ set foot on
▪
the place where she first set foot on Canadian ~
PREPOSITION
▪ on … ~
▪
protests over the siting of nuclear weapons on British ~
PHRASES
▪ on home ~ ( sports , esp. BrE )
▪
England's first defeat on home ~ against Australia
II.
verb
Soil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ diaper