topsoil

[ top-soil ]

/ ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR topsoil ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the fertile, upper part of the soil.

verb (used with object)

to cover (land) with topsoil.

Origin of topsoil

First recorded in 1860–65; top¹ + soil¹

Words nearby topsoil

top-shell, topside, Top-Sider, top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin, topstitch, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvydom, top ten

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Example sentences from the Web for topsoil

We start out in about a foot of topsoil, then some hard rock and then more hard rock.
Operation Earthworm|Joe Archibald
The topsoil and the humus may be a little mixed, but we are not going to sort them out by hand.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley
In Brazil the best soil is known as terra roxa, a topsoil of red clay three or four feet thick with a gravel subsoil.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
Bless the red-skins who bred maize, the great preserver of life and damn them for breeding maize the great destroyer of topsoil.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth

Now below the topsoil is a lighter coloured, less fertile, more rocky layer, the subsoil.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.|Ellen Eddy Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for topsoil

topsoil

/ (ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl) /

noun

the surface layer of soil

verb (tr)

to spread topsoil on (land)

to remove the topsoil from (land)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for topsoil

topsoil

The thin, rich layer of soil where most nutrients for plants are found.

notes for topsoil

Most of the land-based biological activity of the Earth takes place here.

notes for topsoil

The loss of topsoil through erosion is a major agricultural problem.

Scientific definitions for topsoil

topsoil

[ tŏp′soil′ ]

The upper portion of a soil, usually dark colored and rich in organic material. It is more or less equivalent to the upper portion of an A horizon in an ABC soil.

单词	topsoil
释义	topsoil [ top-soil ] / ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR topsoil ON THESAURUS.COM noun the fertile, upper part of the soil. verb (used with object) to cover (land) with topsoil. Origin of topsoil First recorded in 1860–65; top¹ + soil¹ Words nearby topsoil top-shell, topside, Top-Sider, top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin, topstitch, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvydom, top ten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topsoil We start out in about a foot of topsoil, then some hard rock and then more hard rock. Operation Earthworm\|Joe Archibald The topsoil and the humus may be a little mixed, but we are not going to sort them out by hand. Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]\|Christopher Darlington Morley In Brazil the best soil is known as terra roxa, a topsoil of red clay three or four feet thick with a gravel subsoil. All About Coffee\|William H. Ukers Bless the red-skins who bred maize, the great preserver of life and damn them for breeding maize the great destroyer of topsoil. The Syndic\|C.M. Kornbluth Now below the topsoil is a lighter coloured, less fertile, more rocky layer, the subsoil. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.\|Ellen Eddy Shaw British Dictionary definitions for topsoil topsoil / (ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl) / noun the surface layer of soil verb (tr) to spread topsoil on (land) to remove the topsoil from (land) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to topsoil land, dirt, terrain, shore, surface, coast, mud, clay, dust, turf, gravel, sand, clod, sod, muck, compost, deposit, mold, fill, marl Cultural definitions for topsoil topsoil The thin, rich layer of soil where most nutrients for plants are found. notes for topsoil Most of the land-based biological activity of the Earth takes place here. notes for topsoil The loss of topsoil through erosion is a major agricultural problem. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for topsoil topsoil [ tŏp′soil′ ] The upper portion of a soil, usually dark colored and rich in organic material. It is more or less equivalent to the upper portion of an A horizon in an ABC soil. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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topsoil

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of topsoil

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Example sentences from the Web for topsoil

British Dictionary definitions for topsoil

noun

verb (tr)

Words related to topsoil

Cultural definitions for topsoil

notes for topsoil

notes for topsoil

Scientific definitions for topsoil