compost
(noun) a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
compost
(verb) convert to compost; “compost organic debris”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
• compots
Source: Wiktionary
Com"post, n.Etym: [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]
1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond.
2. (Agric.)
Definition: 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. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.
Com"post, v. t.
1. To manure with compost.
2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
