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3 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compost n : a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer v : convert to compost, as of organic debris
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