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compost heap

compost heap noun: a pile of garden or other organic waste which is left to decompose. See also compost.

compost heap: a pile of garden or other organic waste which is left to decompose. See also compost
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Noun

compost heap (plural compost heaps)

  1. a pile of garden or other organic waste which is left to decompose. See also compost.
    Synonyms:
    compost pile

Synonyms of compost heap

  • compost pile

Forms of compost heap

pluralcompost heaps

Questions about compost heap

What does compost heap mean?
Compost heap means a pile of garden or other organic waste which is left to decompose. See also compost.
What part of speech is compost heap?
Compost heap is a noun.
What is the plural of compost heap?
The plural of compost heap is compost heaps.

Words near compost heap in the dictionary

  1. composographs
  2. compossibility
  3. compossible
  4. compossibly
  5. compost
  6. compost heap
  7. compost heaps
  8. compost tumbler
  9. compostability
  10. compostable
  11. compostables

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