English words for 'Biological soil crust.'
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noun
- Soil, earth.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- (electricity, Philippines) Electric shock.
- (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- (in combination) A place suited to a specified activity.
- (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- (electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- (etching) A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- The pit of a theatre.
- (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- (sculpture) A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (point lace) The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- (countable, UK) A soccer stadium.
- (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- (figurative, by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- a rational motive for a belief or action
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- (Philippines, transitive) To electrocute.
- (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- (machine learning, transitive) To complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
- (transitive) To place something on the ground.
- simple past and past participle of grind
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- (US, transitive) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- (cricket) To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
- (transitive) To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- (baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- (transitive) To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
- hit or reach the ground
- place or put on the ground
- fix firmly and stably
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- bring to the ground
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- confine or restrict to the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- use as a basis for; found on
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
noun
- A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock.
- (countable) One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks.
- (countable) One with a specified rank.
- (countable, military) A common soldier.
- a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status
- an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces
adj
noun
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- (geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust.
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- anything that covers
- the cloak as a symbol of authority
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- (exogeology) Any similar layer in an exoplanet.
- (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
- The zone of hot gases around a flame.
- (heraldry) A mantling.
- A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
- The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
- (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
- A penstock for a water wheel.
- Alternative spelling of mantel (“shelf above fireplace”).
- A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
- (malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
- (ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
verb
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
- (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
- (falconry) The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.
- To climb over or onto something.
- (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
- (falconry) The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
- (intransitive) To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
noun
- crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
- nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
- (mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
- A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
adj
- Of soil: soft and sticky.
- Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
- Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
- Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
- Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
- (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
noun
- a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
- (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
adj
verb
adj
- Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
- Composed, or largely composed, of soil.
- Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
- Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
- Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
- (figurative) Coarse and unrefined, crude.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- of or consisting of or resembling earth
- hearty and lusty
- sensible and practical
- not far removed from or suggestive of nature
noun
- the formation of a crust
- a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
- a hard outer layer that covers something
- A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.
- (figuratively) An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or embedded.
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
noun
adj
- (soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
- (metallurgy) Of stainless steel: having a structure containing austenite and ferrite in roughly equal proportions.
- (architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments.
- (architecture) Having two floors.
- (telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions).
- (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
- allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
noun
- (US) A dwelling unit with two floors.
- (geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
- (US, Canada, Australia) A house made up of two dwelling units.
- (philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
- (biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
- (juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
- a house with two units sharing a common wall
- an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
verb
noun
noun
- solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
- principles from which other truths can be derived
- (figurative) A basis or foundation.
- (countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
- (Internet slang, self-harm) The bones.
verb
noun
- Soil, earth.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- (electricity, Philippines) Electric shock.
- (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- (in combination) A place suited to a specified activity.
- (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- (electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- (etching) A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- The pit of a theatre.
- (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- (sculpture) A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (point lace) The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- (countable, UK) A soccer stadium.
- (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- (figurative, by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- a rational motive for a belief or action
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- (Philippines, transitive) To electrocute.
- (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- (machine learning, transitive) To complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
- (transitive) To place something on the ground.
- simple past and past participle of grind
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- (US, transitive) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- (cricket) To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
- (transitive) To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- (baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- (transitive) To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
- hit or reach the ground
- place or put on the ground
- fix firmly and stably
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- bring to the ground
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- confine or restrict to the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- use as a basis for; found on
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
noun
- A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock.
- (countable) One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks.
- (countable) One with a specified rank.
- (countable, military) A common soldier.
- a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status
- an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces
adj
noun
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- (geology) The layer between Earth's core and crust.
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- anything that covers
- the cloak as a symbol of authority
- a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
- (exogeology) Any similar layer in an exoplanet.
- (figuratively) A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
- The zone of hot gases around a flame.
- (heraldry) A mantling.
- A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
- The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
- (anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
- (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
- A penstock for a water wheel.
- Alternative spelling of mantel (“shelf above fireplace”).
- A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
- (malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
- (ornithology) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
verb
- spread over a surface, like a mantle
- cover like a mantle
- (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.
- (falconry) The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.
- To climb over or onto something.
- (transitive) To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
- (falconry) The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
- (intransitive) To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
noun
- crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
- nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
- (mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
- A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan.
noun
- a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
- (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
- (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
adj
verb
noun
- the formation of a crust
- a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
- a hard outer layer that covers something
- A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.
- (figuratively) An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or embedded.
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
noun
noun
noun
- solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
- principles from which other truths can be derived
- (figurative) A basis or foundation.
- (countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
- (Internet slang, self-harm) The bones.
verb
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adj
- Of soil: soft and sticky.
- Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
- Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
- Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
- Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
- (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
adj
- Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
- Composed, or largely composed, of soil.
- Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
- Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
- Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
- (figurative) Coarse and unrefined, crude.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- of or consisting of or resembling earth
- hearty and lusty
- sensible and practical
- not far removed from or suggestive of nature
adj
- (soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
- (metallurgy) Of stainless steel: having a structure containing austenite and ferrite in roughly equal proportions.
- (architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments.
- (architecture) Having two floors.
- (telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions).
- (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
- allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
noun
- (US) A dwelling unit with two floors.
- (geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
- (US, Canada, Australia) A house made up of two dwelling units.
- (philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
- (biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
- (juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
- a house with two units sharing a common wall
- an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase