compost : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: compost	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for compost
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compost n a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer v convert to compost; "compost organic debris"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compost \Com"post\, v. t. 1. To manure with compost. 2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compost \Com"post\ (?; 277), n.[OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See {Composite}.] 1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. --Hammond. 2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. --Shak.