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com·post
 compost
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- pronunciation:
- kam
post
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Compost is something that is good to mix with soil to grow new things. Compost is made up of things like old vegetables, dead plants, and dead leaves.
We don't throw away fruits and vegetables that are too old to eat. We use them to make compost. When the compost is ready, my mom adds it to the soil in her garden. |
| related words: |
manure |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
composts, composting, composted |
| definition: |
If you compost things like food scraps or dead plants, you collect them and let them rot until they turn into soil, or nearly into soil. When you compost things, you have to mix them up sometimes so that they can get air.
You don't have to throw away old vegetables. You can compost them if you have a place to do it. |
| related words: |
cultivate |
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