topsoil

top·soil

 (tŏp′soil′)
n.
The upper layer of soil at a given location, usually containing significantly more organic matter than is found in lower layers.
tr.v. top·soiled, top·soil·ing, top·soils
To place topsoil on (land).
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topsoil

(ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl)
n
(Agriculture) the surface layer of soil
vb (tr)
1. (Agriculture) to spread topsoil on (land)
2. (Agriculture) to remove the topsoil from (land)
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top•soil

(ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl)

n.
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
[1860–65]
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topsoil


Past participle: topsoiled
Gerund: topsoiling

Imperative
topsoil
topsoil
Present
I topsoil
you topsoil
he/she/it topsoils
we topsoil
you topsoil
they topsoil
Preterite
I topsoiled
you topsoiled
he/she/it topsoiled
we topsoiled
you topsoiled
they topsoiled
Present Continuous
I am topsoiling
you are topsoiling
he/she/it is topsoiling
we are topsoiling
you are topsoiling
they are topsoiling
Present Perfect
I have topsoiled
you have topsoiled
he/she/it has topsoiled
we have topsoiled
you have topsoiled
they have topsoiled
Past Continuous
I was topsoiling
you were topsoiling
he/she/it was topsoiling
we were topsoiling
you were topsoiling
they were topsoiling
Past Perfect
I had topsoiled
you had topsoiled
he/she/it had topsoiled
we had topsoiled
you had topsoiled
they had topsoiled
Future
I will topsoil
you will topsoil
he/she/it will topsoil
we will topsoil
you will topsoil
they will topsoil
Future Perfect
I will have topsoiled
you will have topsoiled
he/she/it will have topsoiled
we will have topsoiled
you will have topsoiled
they will have topsoiled
Future Continuous
I will be topsoiling
you will be topsoiling
he/she/it will be topsoiling
we will be topsoiling
you will be topsoiling
they will be topsoiling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been topsoiling
you have been topsoiling
he/she/it has been topsoiling
we have been topsoiling
you have been topsoiling
they have been topsoiling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been topsoiling
you will have been topsoiling
he/she/it will have been topsoiling
we will have been topsoiling
you will have been topsoiling
they will have been topsoiling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been topsoiling
you had been topsoiling
he/she/it had been topsoiling
we had been topsoiling
you had been topsoiling
they had been topsoiling
Conditional
I would topsoil
you would topsoil
he/she/it would topsoil
we would topsoil
you would topsoil
they would topsoil
Past Conditional
I would have topsoiled
you would have topsoiled
he/she/it would have topsoiled
we would have topsoiled
you would have topsoiled
they would have topsoiled
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topsoil

The layer of soil that lies on the surface that is normally well-structured and fertile.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.topsoil - the layer of soil on the surfacetopsoil - the layer of soil on the surface  
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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Translations
strato coltivabile

topsoil

[ˈtɒpsɔɪl] Ncapa f superficial del suelo
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topsoil

[ˈtɒpsɔɪl] nterre f arabletopsy-turvy [ˌtɒpsiˈtɜːrvi]
adjextravagant(e)
advsens dessus-dessous
to turn topsy-turvy → être mis sens dessus-dessoustop ten npl (= songs) the top ten → le top tentop thirty npl
the top thirty → le Top 30, le top trentetop-to-toe [ˌtɒptəˈtəʊ] adj [beauty treatment] → de la tête aux piedstop-up [ˈtɒpʌp] n (British)
Can I give you a top-up? → Je vous ressers?
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topsoil

[ˈtɒpˌsɔɪl] nstrato superficiale del terreno
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