subsoil
/ˈsʌbsɔɪl/
subsoil noun: the layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
Noun
subsoil (countable and uncountable, plural subsoils)
Verb
subsoil (third-person singular simple present subsoils, present participle subsoiling, simple past and past participle subsoiled)
- To turn up the subsoil of.
subsoil meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog
subsoil in Tamil
- அடிமண், கீழ்மண், கீழ் மண், நிலத்தடி, அடுமண்
subsoil in Bengali
- মাটির নিচের স্তর
subsoil in Kannada
- ಒಳಮಣ್ಣು, ಕೆಳಮಣ್ಣು
subsoil in Tagalog
- layer of earth below topsoil
- kubsulip
Forms of subsoil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | subsoils |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | subsoils |
| present participle | subsoiling |
| past participle | subsoiled |
| past | subsoiled |
Origin of subsoil
From sub- + soil.
Words formed from subsoil
Questions about subsoil
- What does subsoil mean?
- Subsoil means the layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
- What is subsoil in Tamil?
- Subsoil in Tamil is அடிமண், கீழ்மண், கீழ் மண். See Subsoil meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subsoil?
- Subsoil can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce subsoil?
- Subsoil is pronounced /ˈsʌbsɔɪl/.
- What is the plural of subsoil?
- The plural of subsoil is subsoils.
Words near subsoil in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: subsoil (page history and authors); subsoil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subsoil (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subsoil (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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