Meaning & use
compost
Decayed organic material, such as food scraps and leaves, used to enrich and fertilize soil.
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We added compost to the garden beds before planting the tomatoes in spring.
The city collects food waste separately so it can be turned into compost.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb, "to compost food waste," meaning to convert it into this material.
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