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nounmaterial in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)type of:
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nounthe part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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verbmake soiled, filthy, or dirty
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nounthe state of being covered with unclean thingstype of:
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nounthe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
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change earth till land ground dirty spot bottom sand object dirt mud territory foul clay stain filth grease turf splash alter mold muddy sod muck crock smear slime modify mould contaminate silt farmland pollute gumbo mire badlands grunge permafrost blemish grime bottomland soiling marl wetland loam bole topsoil humus rangeland overburden sward subsoil colly dirtiness undersoil uncleanness caliche physical object cultivated land coastland greensward polder plowland ploughland tilth tilled land tillage scablands podzol podzol soil podsol prairie soil regosol residual clay residual soil sedimentary clay surface soil loess laterite tundra soil indurated clay indian red wiesenboden hardpan gumbo soil gilgai soil alluvial soil fuller's earth bog soil podsolic soil podsol soil desertic soil desert soil clunch boulder clay begrime bemire muddy up muck up soilure geographical region geographic area geographic region geographical area