"topsoil" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-topsoil.wav Forms: topsoils [plural]
Etymology: From top + soil. Etymology templates: {{com|en|top|soil}} top + soil Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} topsoil (countable and uncountable, plural topsoils)
  1. (agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: callow Related terms: garden soil Translations (upper layer of soil): 表土 (biǎotǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), ornice [feminine] (Czech), pintamaa (Finnish), sol superficiel [masculine] (French), Mutterboden [masculine] (German), Muttererde [feminine] (German), lepo uhi (Hawaiian), termőtalajréteg (Hungarian), termőtalaj (Hungarian), termőföld (Hungarian), talajréteg (Hungarian), pintamaa (Ingrian), leipämaa (Ingrian), soprassuolo [masculine] (Italian), 겉흙 (geotheuk) (Korean), 표토 (pyoto) (alt: 表土) (Korean), жи́вица (žívica) [feminine] (Macedonian), paraumu (Maori), matjord [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), matjord [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), poziom próchniczy [masculine] (Polish), terratsch [masculine] (Romansch), terra naira [feminine] (Romansch), верхний слой почвы (verxnij sloj počvy) (Russian), пахотный слой (paxotnyj sloj) (Russian), suelo superficial [masculine] (Spanish), matjord [common-gender] (Swedish), dayagsulip (Tagalog), uwchbridd [masculine] (Welsh)
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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-topsoil.wav Forms: topsoils [present, singular, third-person], topsoiling [participle, present], topsoiled [participle, past], topsoiled [past]
Etymology: From top + soil. Etymology templates: {{com|en|top|soil}} top + soil Head templates: {{en-verb}} topsoil (third-person singular simple present topsoils, present participle topsoiling, simple past and past participle topsoiled)
  1. (transitive) To remove the topsoil from. Tags: transitive
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        [
          "new",
          "new#Adjective"
        ],
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          "plants",
          "plant#Noun"
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        "(agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "callow"
        }
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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        "agriculture",
        "business",
        "horticulture",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "biǎotǔ",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "表土"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ornice"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "pintamaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sol superficiel"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mutterboden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Muttererde"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "lepo uhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "termőtalajréteg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "termőtalaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "termőföld"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "talajréteg"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "lang_code": "izh",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "pintamaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "lang_code": "izh",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "leipämaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soprassuolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "geotheuk",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "겉흙"
    },
    {
      "alt": "表土",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "pyoto",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "표토"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "žívica",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жи́вица"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "paraumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matjord"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "matjord"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poziom próchniczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "terratsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "terra naira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "verxnij sloj počvy",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "верхний слой почвы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "paxotnyj sloj",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "пахотный слой"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suelo superficial"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "matjord"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "word": "dayagsulip"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "upper layer of soil",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uwchbridd"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "To remove the topsoil from."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To remove the topsoil from."
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