Thesaurus: compost

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1. n. A mixture; a compound.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. To manure with compost.
4. v. t. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
5. n. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
6. v. convert to compost
7. 1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond. 2. (Agric.) 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. 1. To manure with compost. 2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
8. A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of varioussubstances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughlymingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.
9. v:22/n:78 n. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer v. convert to compost