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# subsoil

noun (subsoil — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

Subsoil is the layer of soil under the top layer (topsoil); it has less humus, is often harder, and lies above the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography: the soil layers are topsoil, subsoil and bedrock. Plant roots go down into the subsoil to find water. Gardeners and builders dig into it. Phrases: topsoil and subsoil, clay subsoil.

### Examples

- The subsoil is lighter in colour than the topsoil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x1)
- Deep roots grow down into the subsoil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x2)
- The builders dug through the subsoil to the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x3)
- Our garden has a heavy clay subsoil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x4)
- Worms are fewer in the subsoil than in the topsoil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x5)
- Draw the layers: topsoil, subsoil and bedrock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. "Sub" means under. Layers from top: topsoil, subsoil, bedrock. Subsoil has fewer nutrients than topsoil.

## On Mova

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