Nouns (13)
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Soil
n. [the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus]
territory, soil
n. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
land, ground, soil
n. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge
n. the state of being covered with unclean things
Verbs (6)
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dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
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Fuzzynyms (83)
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quarter
n. a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
borough
n. one of the administrative divisions of a large city
precinct
n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
ward
n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
city
n. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"
kingdom
n. a country with a king as head of state
dependency
n. dependent state, part of a nation
turf
n. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
turf
n. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
belt
n. an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
community
n. a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
locus
n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"
sector
n. a portion of a military position
constituency
n. the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
county
n. (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"
proximity
n. the region close around a person or thing
environs, purlieu
n. an outer adjacent area of any place
section
n. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
empire, imperium
n. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
kingdom, land, realm
n. a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
principality, princedom
n. territory ruled by a prince
terrain
n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"
tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
n. an extended area of land
quadrant
n. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
quadrant, quarter-circle
n. a quarter of the circumference of a circle
zone
n. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
zone, zona
n. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
habitat, home ground
n. the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
neighborhood
n. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"
zone
n. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
stretch
n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
garbage
n. a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
fade, melt
v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise
v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
v. make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
bedraggle, draggle
v. make wet and dirty, as from rain
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Antonyms (4)
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clean, make clean
v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
wash
v. form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
purge
v. rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
soil
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