make compost
1Compost — (  /ˈ …
2Compost tea — Compost tea, a liquid solution or suspension made by steeping compost in water. It is used as both a fertilizer and in attempts to prevent plant diseases. [Zhang, W., Han, D. Y., Dick, W. A., Davis, K. R., and Hoitink, H. A. J. 1998. Compost and… …
3compost heap — BrE compost pile AmE n leaves, plants etc that you have put in a pile in your garden in order to make compost …
4compost bin — ˈcompost bin 8 [compost bin] noun a container in the garden where leaves, plants, etc. are put, to make ↑compost …
5compost — compostable, adj. composter, n. /kom pohst/, n. 1. a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil. 2. a composition; compound. v.t. 3. to use in compost; make compost of: to compost manure… …
6compost pile — noun a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost • Syn: ↑compost heap • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑heap, ↑mound, ↑agglomerate, ↑cumulation, ↑cumulus * * * …
7Compost bin — A compost bin is a container used to make compost. These bins are often made of hard plastic and are cylindrical in shape, sometimes resembling a barrel. Compost bins can be as simple as a square slatted enclosure or as sophisticated as a tumbler …
8compost — 1 noun (U) a mixture of decayed plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil: compost heap (=a place in a garden where you pile decayed leaves, plants etc in order to make compost) 2 verb (T) 1 to make plants, leaves etc into compost 2… …
9compost heap — noun a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost • Syn: ↑compost pile • Hypernyms: ↑pile, ↑heap, ↑mound, ↑agglomerate, ↑cumulation, ↑cumulus * * * ˈcompost …
10compost — com•post [[t]ˈkɒm poʊst[/t]] n. 1) bot agr. a mixture of decaying organic matter, as decomposing leaves, manure, kitchen scraps, etc., used for fertilizing soil 2) a composition; compound 3) cvb bot to use in compost; make compost of 4) bot to… …
