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com·post

(kŏm′pōst′)

A mixture of organic matter, as from leaves and manure, that has decayed or has been digested by organisms, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.

tr.v. com·post·ed, com·post·ing, com·posts

1. To convert (vegetable matter) to compost.

2. To fertilize with compost.

[Middle English composte, from Old French, mixture, compost, from Latin compositum, mixture, from neuter past participle of compōnere, to put together; see component.]

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compost

(ˈkɒmpɒst)

1. (Agriculture) a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc, used as a fertilizer

2. (Horticulture) a mixture, normally of plant remains, peat, charcoal, etc, in which plants are grown, esp in pots

3. rare a compound or mixture

vb (tr)

4. (Agriculture) to make (vegetable matter) into compost

5. (Agriculture) to fertilize with compost

[C14: from Old French compost, from Latin compositus put together; see composite]

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com•post

(ˈkɒm poʊst)

n.

1. a mixture of decaying organic matter, as decomposing leaves, manure, kitchen scraps, etc., used for fertilizing soil.

2. a composition; compound.

v.t.

3. to use in compost; make compost of.

4. to apply compost to (soil).

[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin compositum, compositus composite; compare compote]

com′post•a•ble, adj.

com′post•er, n.

com·post

(kŏm′pōst′)

A mixture of decayed or decaying organic matter used to fertilize soil. Compost is usually made by gathering plant material, such as leaves, grass clippings, and vegetable peels, into a pile or bin and letting it rot. Manure and other substances are often added to enrich the mixture or to speed its decomposition.

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compost

Past participle: composted
Gerund: composting

Imperative
compost
compost

Present
I compost
you compost
he/she/it composts
we compost
you compost
they compost

Preterite
I composted
you composted
he/she/it composted
we composted
you composted
they composted

Present Continuous
I am composting
you are composting
he/she/it is composting
we are composting
you are composting
they are composting

Present Perfect
I have composted
you have composted
he/she/it has composted
we have composted
you have composted
they have composted

Past Continuous
I was composting
you were composting
he/she/it was composting
we were composting
you were composting
they were composting

Past Perfect
I had composted
you had composted
he/she/it had composted
we had composted
you had composted
they had composted

Future
I will compost
you will compost
he/she/it will compost
we will compost
you will compost
they will compost

Future Perfect
I will have composted
you will have composted
he/she/it will have composted
we will have composted
you will have composted
they will have composted

Future Continuous
I will be composting
you will be composting
he/she/it will be composting
we will be composting
you will be composting
they will be composting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been composting
you have been composting
he/she/it has been composting
we have been composting
you have been composting
they have been composting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been composting
you will have been composting
he/she/it will have been composting
we will have been composting
you will have been composting
they will have been composting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been composting
you had been composting
he/she/it had been composting
we had been composting
you had been composting
they had been composting

Conditional
I would compost
you would compost
he/she/it would compost
we would compost
you would compost
they would compost

Past Conditional
I would have composted
you would have composted
he/she/it would have composted
we would have composted
you would have composted
they would have composted

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compost

1. A material either based on loam, peat or a peat substitute, such as coir, used for potting up plants in containers.

2. An organic material that results from the decomposition by bacteria and fungi of waste matter, such as grass clippings, prunings and leaves. It can be incorporated into the soil to act as a soil improver or used as a mulch.

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Noun	1.	compost - a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer composition - a mixture of ingredients
Verb	1.	compost - convert to compost; "compost organic debris" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

compost

noun fertilizer, mulch, humus A wormery produces excellent compost.

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Translations

خَليطٌ من الأوْراق والرَّوْث للتَّسْميد

kompostkompostovat

kompost

Kompost

κόμποστ

abono orgánico compost

compost

komposzt

safnhaugaáburîur

compost composta

kompostas

komposts

kompostkompostere

компост компостировать компостный

kompostkompostovať

gübre

堆肥混合肥料

compost

[ˈkɒmpɒst]

A. N → compost m, fertilizante m orgánico

B. CPD compost heap N → montón m de desechos para formar el compost

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

compost

[ˈkɒmpɒst]

n → compost m compost bin, compost heap

vt → compostercompost bin n (in garden) → bac m à compostcompost heap n → tas m de compost

compost

n → Kompost m; compost heap → Komposthaufen m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

compost

[ˈkɒmpɒst] n → concime m

compost

(ˈkompost) , ((American) -poust) noun

rotting vegetable matter etc used as fertilizer.

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"Five are making compote (which meant compost), "four are shifting the oats for fear of a touch of mildew, Konstantin Dmitrievitch."

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He had the best place in the garden--warm, sunny, and sheltered; his holes were prepared with the tenderest care; he was given the most dainty mixture of compost, clay, and manure; he was watered assiduously all through the drought when more willing flowers got nothing; and he refused to do anything but look black and shrivel.

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The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost. By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as it says in an old book, laying up treasures which moth and rust will corrupt and thieves break through and steal.

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Craig in honour, as a man who "knew his business" and who had great lights concerning soils and compost; but he was less of a favourite with Mrs.

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These composts are mainly made up of organic matter such as bark, coir, green waste, paper, leafmould and sawdust, with added nutrients and water-retaining agents.

The right compost for the right spot - or pot; Gardening No time or room to make your own compost? So, how do you choose what's best for you from the wide range in garden centres?

* Use already contaminated soil and previously purchased composts on lawns and resistant crops only.

CONTAMINATED COMPOST: Safe composting practices can keep your garden free of harmful herbicides

As a matter of fact, it's important to control the mobility of arsenic and its different forms present in leachate composts. In this work total arsenic was determined in compost samples, previously submitted to acid digestion using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS).

Distribution and Mobility of Arsenic Species in Solids and Leachate Composts

Generally, a tumbler composts material down in around three months, but it will need to be pretty much full to get started.

You've got to bin it to win it at the compost game; For a satisfying garden project, muck in with composting and reap the rewards of recycling rubbish all year round

UC ANR researchers tested composts made from municipal green wastes to determine whether the sudden oak death pathogen could survive in finished compost.

Phytophthora ramorum can survive introduction into finished compost

Based on these three composts, however, the chicken manure compost contains higher level of fulvic and humic compounds in comparison with composts derived from Centosema pubercens and the elephant grass.

Reducing exchangeable-Al and increasing P availability in ultisol by the application of humic compounds and compost

2010), and its end products (composts) have been used as soil amendments due to their high concentration in organic matter (Ohsowski et al.

Changes in physico-chemical parameters during forced-aeration static-pile co-composting of cattle manure with calcium cyanamide

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