topsoil

Plural: topsoils

Noun

• the layer of soil on the surface
• The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

Verb

Verb Forms: topsoiled, topsoiling, topsoils

• To remove the uppermost layer of soil from land.
• To remove the topsoil from.

Examples

• He had to TOPSOIL the garden before planting, much like removing poor tiles from a Scrabble rack.
• Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.

Synonyms

surface soil, callow

Related Words

garden soil

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