Synonyms and antonyms of Soil and earth in British Thesaurus

alluvium (noun)

soil containing earth and sand left by rivers or floods

clay (noun)

a type of heavy wet soil that becomes hard when it is baked in a kiln (=oven), used for making cups, plates, and other objects

clod (noun)

a lump of soil

dirt (noun)

soil or mud (=soil mixed with water)

dust (noun)

very small pieces of dry earth or sand that are like powder

earth (noun)

the substance in which plants grow that covers most of the land

grit (noun)

very small pieces of stone or sand

ground (noun)

the layer of soil and rock that forms the Earth’s surface

ground (noun)

the soil nearest the Earth’s surface in which you can grow plants

loam (noun)

a type of soil that is especially good for plants to grow in

mud (noun)

very soft wet earth

peat (noun)

a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel

potting compost (noun)

British the soil that you use when you put a plant in a container

quicksand (noun)

soft wet sand that is dangerous to walk on because it pulls your body down into it

sand (noun)

a loose pale brown substance that you find at a beach or in the desert, formed from very small pieces of rock

silt (noun)

sand, dirt, and very small rocks that are carried from one place to another by moving water

sludge (noun)

thick soft mud

sod (noun)

mainly literary a piece of earth that has grass and roots growing in it

soil (noun)

the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow

subsoil (noun)

the layer of soil under the top layer

topsoil (noun)

the layer of soil that is near the surface of the ground

turf (noun)

a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on it

wormcast (noun)

a small pile of soil on the ground, produced by a worm digging under the surface