'Compost' definitions:

Definition of 'compost'

From: WordNet
noun
A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
verb
Convert to compost; "compost organic debris"

Definition of 'Compost'

From: GCIDE
  • Compost \Com"post\, v. t.
  • 1. To manure with compost. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Compost'

From: GCIDE
  • Compost \Com"post\ (?; 277), n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]
  • 1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. [1913 Webster]
  • And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'compost'

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Words containing 'Compost'