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# compost

noun (compost — uncountable); verb (compost, composts, composted, composting)

«compost» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dark, crumbly mixture made from rotted plant and food waste, used to feed the soil and help plants grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#m1)
2. (verb) To put waste such as peelings and leaves in a heap or bin so it rots into compost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, composting shows decomposition: worms, fungi and bacteria break down dead plants. In everyday life families keep a compost bin for fruit peel, tea bags and grass. It helps reduce rubbish (recycling). Phrases: «compost heap», «compost bin», «garden compost».

### Examples

- We put apple cores in the compost bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x1)
- Worms help turn waste into compost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x2)
- Gran digs compost into her vegetable beds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x3)
- Do not put meat or plastic in the compost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x4)
- The compost heap felt warm inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x5)
- Our class started composting the fruit from snack time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x6)
- Compost makes the soil rich and dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable noun: «some compost», not «a compost». Stress: «COM-post». Rotting is slow; compost can take months. Wash your hands after touching compost.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «compost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compost/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«compost» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compost.html) on Mova free.