First Known Use: 1587
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1compost
noun com·post \ˈkäm-ˌpōst, especially British -ˌpäst\
: a decayed mixture of plants (such as leaves and grass) that is used to improve the soil in a garden
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: a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
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Origin of COMPOST
Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin, neuter of compositus, compostus, past participle of componere
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Rhymes with COMPOST
almost, at most, bedpost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
2compost
verb
: to change (plant materials) into compost
Full Definition of COMPOST
transitive verb
: to convert (as plant debris) to compost
— com·post·able \ˈkäm-ˌpōs-tə-bəl\ adjective
— com·post·er \-tər\ noun
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First Known Use of COMPOST
1829
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compost
noun com·post \ˈkäm-ˌpōst\
Definition of COMPOST for Kids
: decayed organic material (as of leaves and grass) used to improve soil especially for growing crops
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