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Earth, a natural material
plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil. Soil consists
Soil
Topics referred to by the same term
up soil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Soil is a naturally occurring granular covering on the surface of Earth, capable of supporting life. Soil may
Soil_(disambiguation)
American alternative metal band
Soil (often stylized as SOiL) is an American alternative metal band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. After some independent releases, the
Soil_(American_band)
Precursor to the Republican Party in the United States
The Free Soil Party, renamed the Free Democracy in 1852, was a political party in the United States from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican
Free_Soil_Party
Substance added to soil to enhance plant growth
applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments
Fertilizer
Topics referred to by the same term
Black soil may refer to: Chernozem, fertile black soils found in eastern Europe, Russia, India and the Canadian prairies Muck (soil), a soil made up primarily
Black_soil
Measure of how acidic or alkaline the soil is
Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a soil. Soil pH is a key characteristic that can be used to make informative analysis both
Soil_pH
Ability of a soil to sustain agricultural plant growth
Soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth, i.e. to provide plant habitat and result in sustained and consistent
Soil_fertility
Water content of the soil
Soil moisture is the water content of the soil. It can be expressed in terms of volume or weight. Soil moisture measurement can be based on in situ probes
Soil_moisture
Soil material that is ordinarily a solid behaving like a thick liquid
Soil liquefaction occurs when a cohesionless saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied
Soil_liquefaction
Soil layer whose physical characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath
A soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath
Soil_horizon
Nutrient within the soil
component of the soil. The Liebig's law of the minimum expresses that when the available form of a nutrient is not in enough proportion in the soil solution,
Plant_nutrients_in_soil
Violin made by Antonio Stradivari
The Soil Stradivarius (pronounced [swal]) of 1714 is an antique violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737). It is one of
Soil_Stradivarius
Topics referred to by the same term
A soil block is a block (rectangular lump) of soil, with or without additional modifying ingredients. Soil blocking is the act of making such blocks. There
Soil_block
term "duplex" is used in Australia for soils with contrasting texture between soil horizons, although such soils are found in other parts of the world
Duplex_soil
Houston black soil extends over 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km2) of the Texas blackland prairies and is the Texas state soil. The series is composed of expansive
Houston_black_(soil)
Study of microorganisms in soil
Soil microbiology is the study of microorganisms in soil, their functions, and how they affect soil properties. It is believed that between two and four
Soil_microbiology
Study of living things in soil
Soil biology is the study of microbial and faunal activity and ecology in soil. Soil life, soil biota, soil fauna, or edaphon is a collective term that
Soil_biology
Orovada soil series is the official state soil of Nevada. The soil series has an extent of 367,853 acres (148,865 ha), primarily in northern and central
Orovada_(soil)
Historic term for the state in East Asia
Soil and grain was a common Chinese political term in the Sinosphere for the state. During the Chinese Warring States period, ministers defied their rulers
Soil_and_grain
Topics referred to by the same term
Soil water can refer to: Soil#Soil moisture - water in soil Soil water (retention) - water-holding phenomenon inside soil Blackwater (waste) - wastewater
Soil_water
Pollution of land by human-made chemicals or other alteration
Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other
Soil_contamination
formation: (Materials for the knowledge of the desert-steppe soil-forming process) in Soil Science. 1931. No. 4. S. 5-13. Gerasimov I.P. On "takhirs",
Takir_(soil)
Archaic term for excreta from latrines
Night soil is a historical euphemism for human excreta collected from cesspools, privies, pail closets, pit latrines, privy middens, septic tanks, etc
Night_soil
Soil enzymes are a group of enzymes found in soil. They are excreted by soil microbes such as fungi, bacteria and archaea, and play a key role in decomposing
Soil_enzyme
Topics referred to by the same term
Soil stabilizer may refer to: Soil cement, a mix of pulverized natural soil with small amount of Portland cement and water Cellular confinement, a honeycomb-like
Soil_stabilizer
Mechanism to introduce gases into soil
Soil aeration is the mechanism of improving the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and soil. Through soil microbial activity and plant root respiration
Soil_aeration
Tifton soil is the official state soil of the state of Georgia. A typical Tifton soil profile consists of an 11 inches (280 mm) topsoil of dark grayish
Tifton_(soil)
Salt content in the soil
Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization (also called salination in American
Soil_salinity
Invertebrates and vertebrates living in soil
Soil harbours a huge number of animal species (30% of arthropods live in soil), whether over their entire life or at least during larval stages. Soil
Soil_animals
Excavation or structure to provide access to groundwater
require treatment before being potable. Soil salination can occur as the water table falls and the surrounding soil begins to dry out. Another environmental
Well
Ground–structure interaction (SSI) consists of the interaction between soil (ground) and a structure built upon it. It is primarily an exchange of mutual
Soil-structure_interaction
Rain that is unusually acidic
detrimenting soil composition by stripping it of nutrients such as calcium and magnesium which play a role in plant growth and maintaining healthy soil. In terms
Acid_rain
Genus of flowering plants
natural pH indicators, producing blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink ones when the soil is alkaline. Hydrangea is derived from Greek and means
Hydrangea
Nationalist slogan
Blood and soil (German: Blut und Boden, pronounced [ˈbluːt ʊnt ˈboːdn̩] ) is a nationalist phrase and concept of a racially defined national body ("Blood")
Blood_and_soil
Process of soil formation
Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soil genesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history. Biogeochemical
Soil_formation
Arrangement of a soil's particles and pore spaces
In geotechnical engineering, soil structure describes the arrangement of the solid parts of the soil and of the pore space located between them. It is
Soil_structure
Branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils
Soil mechanics is a branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics
Soil_mechanics
18th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
"Home Soil" is the eighteenth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired in broadcast syndication
Home_Soil
Plant–soil feedback is a process where plants alter the biotic and abiotic qualities of soil they grow in, which then alters the ability of plants to grow
Plant–soil_feedback
Soil additive
A soil conditioner is a product which is added to soil to improve the soil’s physical qualities, usually its fertility (ability to provide nutrition for
Soil_conditioner
Natural processes removing soil and rock
the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then
Erosion
Analysis of soil
A soil test is a laboratory or in-situ analysis to determine the chemical, physical or biological characteristics of a soil. Possibly the most widely
Soil_test
Soil sloughing is soil falling off banks and slopes due to a loss in cohesion. Soil sloughs off for the same reasons as landslides in general, with very
Soil_sloughing
Soil type; fertile black-coloured soil
CHUR-nə-zem), also called black soil, black earth, dark earth, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of
Chernozem
Soil composed of similar proportions of sand and silt, and somewhat less clay
Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 μm), silt (particle size > 2 μm), and a smaller amount of clay
Loam
System describing soil texture and grain size
Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The
Unified Soil Classification System
Unified_Soil_Classification_System
Classification of grainy soils based on the sizes of their grains
In soil science, soil gradation is a classification of a coarse-grained soil that ranks the soil based on the different particle sizes contained in the
Soil_gradation
Study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of Earth
Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical
Soil_science
Organic matter component of soil
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the organic matter component of soil, consisting of plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition, cells and
Soil_organic_matter
2011 studio album by The Story So Far
Under Soil and Dirt is the debut studio album by American pop punk band the Story So Far. The Story So Far formed in Walnut Creek, California in 2007.
Under_Soil_and_Dirt
Study of the interaction of humans with the pedosphere
Environmental soil science is the study of the interaction of humans with the pedosphere as well as critical aspects of the biosphere, the lithosphere
Environmental_soil_science
Bioavailability, in environmental and soil sciences, represents the amount of an element or compound that is accessible to an organism for uptake or adsorption
Bioavailability_(soil)
Soil type with pH > 8.5
Alkali, or alkaline, soils are clay soils with high pH (greater than 8.5), a poor soil structure and a low infiltration capacity. Often they have a hard
Alkali_soil
2025 fantasy novel by V. E. Schwab
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a 2025 LGBTQ dark fantasy novel by American author V. E. Schwab. It was published by Tor Books on June 10, 2025
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Bury_Our_Bones_in_the_Midnight_Soil
Displacement of soil by water, wind, and lifeforms
Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic
Soil_erosion
Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural_Resources_Conservation_Service
Creation of new soil and rejuvenation of soil health
Soil regeneration, as a particular form of ecological regeneration within the field of restoration ecology, is creating new soil and rejuvenating soil
Soil_regeneration
Property of soil
Soil aggregate stability is a measure of the ability of soil aggregates—soil particles that bind together—to resist breaking apart when exposed to external
Soil_aggregate_stability
South African band
The Soil is a South African a cappella group from Soweto founded in 2004, consisting of the lead singer Ntsika Ngxanga, beatboxer Luphindo, and vocalist
The_Soil_(band)
Communities of living organisms on the soil surface in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
Biological soil crusts, often abbreviated as biocrusts, are communities of living organisms inhabiting the surface of soils in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
Biological_soil_crust
Device used to measure matric water potential
tensiometer in soil science is a measuring instrument used to determine the matric water potential ( Ψ m {\displaystyle \Psi _{m}} ) (soil moisture tension)
Tensiometer_(soil_science)
soil of Alabama. The Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Alabama adopted a resolution at its 1996 annual meeting recommending the Bama Soil Series
Bama_(soil)
1977 film by Marva Nabili
The Sealed Soil is a 1977 film by Marva Nabili. The film traces the "passive revolt" of a young girl who refuses to marry, a transformation that can be
The_Sealed_Soil
1923 film
The Soilers is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel, and was released in the same year as the Western silent movie drama The Spoilers
The_Soilers
The early concepts of soil were based on ideas developed by a German chemist, Justus von Liebig (1803–1873), and modified and refined by agricultural scientists
History_of_soil_science
Plants in the family Fabaceae
primarily for human consumption, but also as livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure. Legumes produce a botanically unique type of fruit
Legume
Study of chemical characteristics of soil
Soil chemistry is the study of the chemical characteristics of soil. Soil chemistry is affected by mineral composition, organic matter and environmental
Soil_chemistry
The soil matrix is the solid phase of soils, and comprise the solid particles that make up soils. Soil particles can be classified by their chemical composition
Soil_matrix
Worse effects of disease to populations with no prior exposure
In epidemiology, a virgin-soil epidemic is an epidemic in which populations that previously were in isolation from a pathogen are immunologically unprepared
Virgin-soil_epidemic
Branch of soil science
Agricultural soil science is a branch of soil science that deals with the study of edaphic conditions as they relate to the production of food and fiber
Agricultural_soil_science
Soil type
Red soil is a type of soil that typically develops in warm, temperate, and humid climates and comprises approximately 13% of Earth's soil and it contains
Red_soil
Property of a soil
Soil texture is the identifying quality of the upper layer of earth, which is composed of sand, silt and clay.Soil texture can be determined using qualitative
Soil_texture
Topics referred to by the same term
Soiling may refer to: Soiling (solar energy), the accumulation of material on light-collecting surfaces in solar energy systems Fecal incontinence, a
Soiling
Crider is a soil series and the state soil of Kentucky. The Natural Resources Conservation Service describes Crider as a soil series with "very deep,
Crider_(soil)
Topics referred to by the same term
Virgin Soil Upturned may refer to: Virgin Soil Upturned (novel) [ru], a 1932 novel by Mikhail Sholokhov Virgin Soil Upturned (opera) [ru], a 1937 opera
Virgin_Soil_Upturned
Computer-assisted production of maps of soil properties
Digital soil mapping (DSM) in soil science, also referred to as predictive soil mapping or pedometric mapping, is the computer-assisted production of
Digital_soil_mapping
Taxonomic unit
A soil type is a taxonomic unit in soil science. All soils that share a certain set of well-defined properties form a distinctive soil type. Soil type
Soil_type
Climate technology company
InSoil (formerly HeavyFinance) is a Lithuanian environmental technology investment company that operates a marketplace for the agricultural industry. The
InSoil
Ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome
prairie gives way to mixed grass prairie and ultimately the richer and wetter soils of the tallgrass prairie. In the U.S., the area is constituted by most or
Prairie
Capabilities of soils
Soil functions are general capabilities of soils that are important for various agricultural, environmental, nature protection, landscape architecture
Soil_functions
Two processes associated with loss of stable soil equilibrium
Soil retrogression and degradation are two regressive evolution processes associated with the loss of equilibrium of a stable soil. Retrogression is primarily
Soil retrogression and degradation
Soil_retrogression_and_degradation
Siliceous soils are formed from rocks that have silica (SiO2) as a principal constituent. The parent material of siliceous soils may include quartz sands
Siliceous_soil
Maryland in 1899, more than 10 million acres (40,000 km2) of the Cecil soil series (Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults) are now mapped in
Cecil_(soil)
Japanese jazz group
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions (stylised as SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS) is a Japanese club jazz sextet who formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2001. They are known for their energetic
Soil_&_"Pimp"_Sessions
Map showing properties of soil
A soil map is a geographical representation showing diversity of soil types or soil properties (soil pH, textures, organic matter, depths of horizons etc
Soil_map
Energy transfer influence
The thermal properties of soil are a component of soil physics that has found important uses in engineering, climatology and agriculture. These properties
Soil_thermal_properties
Topics referred to by the same term
Soil fixation may refer to: measures of erosion control soil stabilization in landscaping This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Soil_fixation
Beddis soil series is a coarse, well to rapidly drained soil which occurs on eastern Vancouver Island and the adjacent Gulf Islands. Its parent material
Beddis_(soil)
Preservation of soil nutrients
Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the topmost layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification
Soil_conservation
2025 Nigerian film
Son of the Soil is a 2025 Nigerian film, directed by Chee Keong Cheung, who co-wrote the film with British film producer Razaaq Adoti. The film stars Patience
Son_of_the_Soil
Fine regolith found on the surface of Mars
soil has been studied remotely with the use of Mars rovers and Mars orbiters. Its properties can differ significantly from those of terrestrial soil,
Martian_regolith
New England soil series
the state soil of Massachusetts. Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts. Paxton soils are in the Inceptisol soil order of soil taxonomy
Paxton_(soil)
A soil-borne pathogen (or soilborne pathogen) is a disease-causing agent which lives both in soil and in a plant host, and which will tend to infect undiseased
Soil-borne_pathogen
Official state soil of Arkansas, U.S.
Stuttgart soil series is an officially designated state symbol, the state soil of Arkansas. Stuttgart soils are named for the City of Stuttgart in southeast
Stuttgart_(soil)
Mathematical model of erosion
Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is a widely used mathematical model that describes soil erosion processes. Erosion models play critical roles in soil and
Universal_Soil_Loss_Equation
Supra-national soil classification
particular needs. The Soil Units (106) were mapped as Soil Associations, designated by the dominant soil unit: with soil phases (soil properties, such as
FAO_soil_classification
Japanese manga series
Soil is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kaneko. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2010. It has been
Soil_(manga)
Sudden movement of the Earth's crust
magnitude. Earthquakes result in various effects, such as ground shaking and soil liquefaction, leading to significant damage and loss of life. When the epicenter
Earthquake
The soil composition of vineyards is one of the most important viticultural considerations when planting grape vines. The soil supports the root structure
List_of_vineyard_soil_types
SOIL
SOIL
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on land which had been cleared of forest, but not brought into cultivation, from Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’, as opposed on the one hand to æcer ‘cultivated soil’, ‘enclosed land’ (see Acker) and on the other to weald ‘wooded land’, ‘forest’ (see Wald).Possibly also Scottish or Irish : reduced form of McField (see McPhail).Jewish (American) : Americanized and shortened form of any of the many Jewish surnames containing Feld.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Soil, Dust
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Whitfield, for example in Derbyshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, and Northumberland, named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ + feld ‘open country’, because of their chalky or soil.Henry Whitfield (1597–c.1657), preacher and scholar, came from Mortlake, Surrey, England (now part of Greater London) to New Haven, CT, in 1639 and was one of the first settlers in Guilford, CT. He had ten children, some of whom he left in CT when he returned to England in 1650, where he died.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who hewed or quarried marl, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of clay soil, from a derivative of Middle English marl (Old French marle, Late Latin margila, from earlier marga, probably of Gaulish origin, with the ending added under the influence of the synonymous argilla).
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained. Compare Solley.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Soilligh ‘son of Soilleach’, possibly derived from soilghe ‘ease’, ‘agreeableness’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English cealc ‘chalk’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of chalk soil, or as a habitational name from any of the various places named with this word, as for example Chalk in Kent or Chalke in Wiltshire.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name, Hun(e)ger, composed of the elements hÅ«n ‘bear cub’ + gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’.German : ethnic name from Ungar, Unger ‘Hungarian’.German : from Middle High German hunger ‘hunger’; a nickname for a thin or undernourished person, or sometimes a topographic name from a piece of land named with this word with reference to the infertility of the soil.English : probably from an Old English personal name, HungÄr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of sandy soil or a habitational name from a farmstead or other minor place so named.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the medieval female personal name Lettice (see Leece 1).German : from Middle High German lette ‘clay’, ‘clayey soil’, hence a topographic name for someone who farmed on fertile clay soil.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a game park, or an occupational name for someone employed in one, from Anglo-Norman French warrene or Middle English wareine ‘warren’, ‘piece of land for breeding game’.Irish : adopted as an Englsih form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane, Warner).The surname Warren was brought to North America from England independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Richard Warren, a London merchant, was one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower. John Warren came to Salem, MA, in 1630 on the Arbella, and was the founder of an influential 18th-century Boston family. Arthur Warren emigrated to Weymouth, MA, before 1638.
Girl/Female
Indian
Covered with soil, Dust
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Yarborough and Yarburgh in Lincolnshire, named with Old English eorðburg ‘earthworks’, ‘fortifications’, (a compound of eorðe ‘earth’, ‘soil’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Middle English greyve ‘steward’, from Old Norse greifi or Low German grēve (see Graf).English : topographic name, a variant of Grove.French : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly soil, from Old French grave ‘gravel’ (of Celtic origin).North German : either from the northern form of Graf, but more commonly a topographic name from Middle Low German grave ‘ditch’, ‘moat’, ‘channel’, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).Americanized spelling of German Klee.The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant spelling of Best.German : topographic name for someone who lived by the Beste river, a tributary of the Trave, or a habitational name from any of various villages called Besten, said by Bahlow to be named with a Middle Low German word for poor soil.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Covered with soil, Dust (1)
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Swedish
English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Swedish : from the personal name Sander, a reduced form of Alexander.German : topographic name for someone who lived on sandy soil, from Sand 1 + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.Norwegian : habitational name from any of seven farmsteads so named in southeastern Norway, from the indefinite plural form of Old Norse sandr ‘sand’, ‘sandy plain’, ‘beach’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a peasant farmer, from Middle English husband ‘tiller of the soil’, ‘husbandman’. The term (late Old English hūsbonda, Old Norse húsbóndi), a compound of hús ‘house’ + bóndi (see Bond) originally described a man who was head of his own household, and this may have been the sense in some of the earliest examples of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called, for example in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Wiltshire. For the most part the first element is either Old English (ge)mǣne ‘common’, ‘shared’ (see Manley, Manship), or the Old English byname Mann(a) (see Mann). However, in the case of Manton in Lincolnshire the early forms show clearly that it was Old English m(e)alm ‘sand’, ‘chalk’, with reference to the poor soil of the region. The second element is in each case Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Irish (Cork) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin ‘descendant of Manntán’, a personal name derived from a diminutive of manntach ‘toothless’.
SOIL
SOIL
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Godly Light
Boy/Male
Muslim
Handsome, Beautiful, Distinguished illustrious, Noble, Magnanimous name of a companion of the prophet, Bin al-muzan
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Margaret
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Gardan Lamp
Boy/Male
Muslim
The bestower of form, The shaper
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Cheshire, Staffordshire, and southern Lancashire)
English (chiefly Cheshire, Staffordshire, and southern Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Brindley, from Old English berned ‘burnt’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Having a Formidable Army
Boy/Male
Hindu
Dawn
Girl/Female
Indian
To harvest fruit
Boy/Male
Tamil
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n.
An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
v. t.
To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
n.
To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.
a.
Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the vegetative properties of soil.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Soil
a.
Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort.
n.
The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.
n.
That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.
n.
A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.
v. t.
To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
imp. & p. p.
of Soil
n.
The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.
adv.
Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil.
v. t.
To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
a.
Dirty; soiled.
a.
Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.
a.
Destitute of soil or mold.
n.
Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
v. i.
To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
a.
Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold.