| soil conservation | protection of soil against erosion or deterioration |
| culture | the raising of plants or animals, the culture of oysters |
| cranberry culture | the cultivation of cranberries |
| drip culture | a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing |
| culture | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar), the culture of cells in a Petri dish |
| soil pipe | drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. |
| culture shock | a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes |
| culture | the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group |
| mass culture | the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media |
acculturation
culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society |
| culture | the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization, the developing drug culture, the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture |
| Kalashnikov culture | the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms, the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan |
| mosaic culture | a highly diverse culture, the city's mosaic culture results in great diversity in the arts |
| Free Soil Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories, merged with the Liberty Party in |
culture
civilization civilisation | a particular society at a particular time and place, early Mayan civilization |
| youth culture | young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture |
Aegean civilization
Aegean civilisation
Aegean culture | the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries, by BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery |
Helladic civilization
Helladic civilisation
Helladic culture | the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished - BC |
Minoan civilization
Minoan civilisation
Minoan culture | the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished - BC |
Cycladic civilization
Cycladic civilisation
Cycladic culture
Cyclades | the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished - BC |
Mycenaean civilization
Mycenaean civilisation
Mycenaean culture | the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished - BC |
Paleo-American culture
Paleo-Amerind culture
Paleo-Indian culture | the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America |
| Clovis culture | the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America, distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony |
| Folsom culture | the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America, distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf |
Western culture
Western civilization | the modern culture of western Europe and North America, when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea |
| territory soil | the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state, American troops were stationed on Japanese soil |
| soil profile | a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock |
| soil horizon | a layer in a soil profile |
| land ground soil | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use), the land had never been plowed, good agricultural soil |
| soil bank | land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops, government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land |
| soil erosion | the washing away of soil by the flow of water |
polish
refinement
culture
cultivation
finish | a highly developed state of perfection, having a flawless or impeccable quality, they performed with great polish, I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose, almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art--Joseph Conrad |
dirt
filth grime
soil
stain
grease
grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
regur
regur soil | a rich black loam of India |
residual soil
residual clay | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved |
topsoil
surface soil | the layer of soil on the surface |
| alluvial soil | a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds |
| bog soil | poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation |
| chernozemic soil | a rich black loam of Russia |
desert soil
desertic soil | a type of soil that develops in arid climates |
| soil dirt | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
| soil conditioner | a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity, gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner |
| night soil | human excreta used as fertilizer |
| gilgai soil | soil in the melon holes of Australia |
culture medium
medium | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms |
gumbo
gumbo soil | any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water |
leaf mold
leaf mould
leaf soil | soil composed mainly of decaying leaves |
podzol
podzol soil
podsol
podsol soil
podsolic soil | a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation, an organic mat over a grey leached layer |
| prairie soil | a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates |
| tundra soil | a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions |