COMPOST
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
Etymology
Noun
compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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