Definitions for compost

compost com·post

Spelling: [kom-pohst]
IPA: /ˈkɒm poʊst/

Compost is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in compost (cmoopst).

Definitions for compost

noun

  1. a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
  2. a composition; compound.

verb (used with object)

  1. to use in compost; make compost of:
  2. to apply compost to (soil).

verb (used without object)

  1. to make compost:

Origin of compost

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French, Middle French Latin compositum, noun use of neuter of compositus composite; cf. compote

Examples for compost

A little complete fertilizer or compost in the hills is desirable.

I departed for the compost heap happy that I was almost done cleaning the chicken coop.

The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost.

The floor or foundation on which to build the compost deserves some consideration.

And yet the latter is a compost of everything that migrates from the Old World.

Figuring out whether to throw out your lipstick-stained coffee cup in recycling, trash, or compost can be truly maddening.

At the end of a month or more, this compost will be ready for use.

Why should a compost of muck and lime be protected from rain?

It must be understood, however, that the compost is not attractive in appearance.

Rake up the leaves, and add everything of this kind to the compost heap.

Word Value for compost
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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