compost
Syllables: com·post/ˈkɒm.pɒst/US/ˈkɑm.poʊst/
compost noun: the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
Noun
compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
- The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
- Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
- [T]he term 'compost' is commonly used to mean the material used to fill pots, seed trays and containers.Royal Horticultural Society, Organic matter: what is it?, retrieved 29 Mar 2021
- A mixture; a compound.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.a. 1660, Henry Hammond, God's Complaint Against Revolters
Verb
compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)
- To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
compost meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
compost in Hindi
- decayed remains of organic matter
- खाद khād
compost in Tamil
- கலப்பு உரம், மக்கிய உரம், குப்பையுரம், தொழு உரம், மக்குக் குப்பை, மட்குக் குப்பை
compost in Marathi
- कंपोस्ट, कम्पोस्ट, कंपोस्ट करण्यासाठी
compost in Urdu
- کمپوسٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- compost in Bengali
- সার, কম্পোস্ট
- compost in Telugu
- కంపోస్ట్, కాంపోస్ట్, కంపోస్ట్ చేయడానికి
- compost in Malayalam
- ചുണ്ണാമ്പുചാന്ത്, കുമ്മായക്കൂട്ട്, കൂട്ടുവളം, ജൈവവളം
- compost in Kannada
- ಕಲಸೆಟ್ಟೆ, ತಿಪ್ಪೆಗೊಬ್ಬರ, ಬೆರಕೆಗೊಬ್ಬರ, ಎಲೆಗೊಬ್ಬರ
- compost in Punjabi
- ਖਾਦ khādă
- compost in Gujarati
- કમ્પોસ્ટ, કંપોસ્ટ
- compost in Odia
- କମ୍ପୋଷ୍ଟ, କମପୋଷ୍ଟ, କମ୍ପୋଷ୍ଟ୍
- compost in Nepali
- कम्पोस्ट, कम्पोस्ट गर्न, कम्पोस्टमा
- compost in Indonesian
- kompos
- compost in Vietnamese
- phân trộn
Examples of compost in a sentence
- The whiffy smell of the compost pile made me turn away.
- She mixed up peat moss, humus, and compost to make potting soil.
- Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.
Forms of compost
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | composts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | composts |
| present participle | composting |
| past participle | composted |
| past | composted |
Origin of compost
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.
Words formed from compost
Phrases with compost
Questions about compost
- What does compost mean?
- Compost means the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- What is compost in Hindi?
- Compost in Hindi is खाद (khād). See Compost meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is compost?
- Compost can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce compost?
- Compost is pronounced /ˈkɒm.pɒst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of compost?
- The plural of compost is composts.
Words near compost in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: compost (page history and authors); compost (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compost (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compost (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compost (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compost (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compost (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compost (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਖਾਦ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); compost (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compost (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); compost (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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