compost
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Northern French composte (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed, compound”), from componere. Cognate with compote.
Noun[edit]
compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
- The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- Shakespeare
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- (obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
- Hammond
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
- Hammond
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Verb[edit]
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
- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
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Adjective[edit]
compost m (feminine composta, masculine plural composts or compostos, feminine plural compostes)
- compound
- ull compost
- compound eye
- ull compost
Noun[edit]
compost m (plural composts or compostos)
Verb[edit]
compost
- Past participle of compondre.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
compost m, n (uncountable)
- compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Norman French composte (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed, compound”), from componere. Modern French spelling influenced by English. Cognate with compote.
Noun[edit]
compost m (plural composts)
- compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English
Noun[edit]
compost m (invariable)
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