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1. Anything regarded as making something unclean
   - dirt, filth, grime, stain, grease, grunge
    
2. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
   - dirt
    
3. Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
   "good agricultural soil";
   - land, ground
    
4. The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
   "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil";
   - territory

1. Make soiled, filthy, or dirty
   "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!";
   - dirty, begrime, grime, colly [archaic], bemire [archaic]

Derived forms: soils, soiling, soiled

Type of: alter, article, change, dirtiness, earth, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, ground, modify, object, physical object, uncleanness

Encyclopedia: Soil