compost Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
  2. verb convert to compost
    • compost organic debris

WordNet

Com"post noun
Etymology
OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.
Definitions
  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.
Com"post transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To manure with compost.
  2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.

Webster 1913