compost

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
2. (UK, countable, uncountable) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A mixture; a compound.

Verb

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

Synonyms

manure

fertilizer

compound

humus

mixture

garbage

🗑️

marl

mortar

mould

oakum

plaster

refuse

rubbish

soil

trash

compost heap

potting soil

planting mix

compo

compost pile

mixed fertilizer

combination

fertilizer mixture

composition

dung

earth

excrement

Translations

Kompost

compost

compost

compost

concime

terreau

κοπρόχωμα

abono

compost

composteren

composto

compost

Komposthaufen

φουσκί

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒmpɒst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: compost

In summary

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.