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October 04, 2017 Word of the Day

compost /ˈkɑːmˌpoʊst/ noun
compost
/ˈkɑːmˌpoʊst/
noun
The vegetables are going in the compost.
The vegetables are going in the compost.
Definition of COMPOST

[noncount]

: a decayed mixture of plants (such as leaves and grass) that is used to improve the soil in a garden

  • a compost heap = (chiefly US) a compost pile [=a pile of plant materials that are kept in a garden and allowed to decay to create compost]

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