noun

topsoil

Topsoil (noun) means the uppermost, most fertile layer of soil. Example: “Good topsoil is essential for growing healthy vegetables.”

noun

The uppermost, most fertile layer of soil.

"Good topsoil is essential for growing healthy vegetables."

"Years of erosion had stripped away most of the topsoil."

How to use topsoil

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe rich upper layer of earth that plants grow best in.

Common pairings

fertile topsoil layer of topsoil

topsoiled past tense, topsoils plural, topsoils singular

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Good _____ is essential for growing healthy vegetables.

A compound of "top" and "soil".

surface soil

oil soil FOIL boil toil coil voilà spoil recoil turmoil tinfoil

What does “topsoil” mean?

The word “topsoil” means the uppermost, most fertile layer of soil. In plain terms, the rich upper layer of earth that plants grow best in.

How do you use “topsoil” in a sentence?

Here is “topsoil” used in a sentence: “Good topsoil is essential for growing healthy vegetables.”

What part of speech is “topsoil”?

“Topsoil” is a noun.

What is the meaning of topsoil?

"topsoil" (noun) means the uppermost, most fertile layer of soil.