compost

Plural: composts

Noun

a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
A mixture; a compound.

Verb

Verb Forms: composted, composting, composts

To make compost; to fertilize with compost.
convert to compost
- "compost organic debris"
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

Examples

Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
He hoped his low-scoring words would compost into a high-scoring bingo later.
If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.

Scrabble Score: 13

compost: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
compost: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compost: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

compost: valid Words With Friends Word