English Explanatory Dictionary

compost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
  2. A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
  3. A mixture; a compound.
verb
  1. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmpɒst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compost.wav /ˈkɑmpoʊst/

Word forms

compost composts composting composted

Etymology

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

Related words

mulch humus

Derived words

composter compost heap compostlike compost tumbler composture composty potting compost semicompost vermicompost compostability compostable noncomposted recompost uncomposted
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