[sɔɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles
(e.g: blueberries need very acid soil)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, perhaps representing Latin solium ‘seat’, by association with solum ‘ground’

[sɔɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make dirty
(e.g: he might soil his expensive suit)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French soiller, based on Latin sucula, diminutive of sus ‘pig’. The earliest use of the noun (late Middle English) was ‘muddy wallow for wild boar’; current noun senses date from the early 16th century

[sɔɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- waste matter, especially sewage containing excrement


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French soiller, based on Latin sucula, diminutive of sus ‘pig’. The earliest use of the noun (late Middle English) was ‘muddy wallow for wild boar’; current noun senses date from the early 16th century

[sɔɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- feed (cattle) on fresh-cut green fodder (originally for the purpose of purging them)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from soil