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compost
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., compote , from Old French composte "mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" (13c.), also "condiment," from Vulgar Latin *composita , noun use of fem. of Latin compositus , past participle of componere "to put together" (see composite ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer 2 (context obsolete English) A mixture; a compound. vb. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
Wikipedia
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Compost was an American jazz fusion ensemble , that released two albums for Columbia Records . Its members were Bob Moses , Harold Vick , Jumma Santos , Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette . Their second album, Life Is Round , also featured Roland Prince , Ed ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES compost heap COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE potting ▪ Pot the tubers with their crowns exposed in a loam-free potting compost . ▪ Soak drills beforehand and cover the seeds with moist peat or old potting compost ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compost \Com"post\ (?; 277), n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite .] A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. --Hammond. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as ...
Usage examples of compost.
She recited the instructions as if Andi was there to wash her windows or turn her compost.
And also it was a marvel to see in that castle how by magic they make a compost out of fecund wheatkidneys out of Chaldee that by aid of certain angry spirits that they do in to it swells up wondrously like to a vast mountain.
Sari presented her list to the sergeant for his approval, before sending them to the composting beds.
It was pushed through the hidden gate in the wall and into the thick screen of forest that separated the compound from the fields and the stench-ridden composting area, where bodies were recycled into fertilizer.
In aerobic composting, the oxygen-consuming bacteria need air as they break down organic material.
She explains the difference between rotting and composting, that the needs of humans and the needs of compost are similar: oxygen, water, air temperature that does not stray far from 37 degrees centigrade.
Evans has plans to work with veterinarians in southern California to make composting available to pet owners.
If I was asking whether he wanted to make composting available to people, the answer was yes.
The hope was that someone like Paul Newman or Warren Beatty might do for composting what Timothy Leary did for space burials.
Wiigh-Masak must convince the people whose jobs will be affected should composting become a reality: the funeral directors, the coffin makers, the embalmers.
At one point, a balding man in a dark gray suit raised his hand to say that he thought composting took away the specialness of being human.
Catholic Church, to ask its opinion on freeze-drying and composting as an alternative to burial.
However, my specialties include meal preparation, catalytic fuel conversion, enzymatic composition breakdown, chemical diagnostic programming, and bacterial composting acceleration.
It was a clear extrinsic allergic alveolitis but I thought myself rather clever to have traced it to its cause, and when he followed my advice and gave up so much intense composting, he quickly came round, and hailed me as a wonder-worker.
The best way to return nutrients to the soil is to add organic matter through compost, mulch, organic fertilizers and cover crops.