topsoil

Converse of object

• remove: After removing the topsoil the ground turned into a layer of rock.
• strip: Stripping the topsoil for heather regeneration was not a viable option.
• add: Adding topsoil to the hole will prepare the area for seeding.
• put: Should I get rid of the gravel first, or can I put topsoil over it?
• use: It showed that the first stage was a marker bank using topsoil from the immediate area.
• save: Where sites are being disturbed, save any topsoil and store it carefully.

Adjective modifier

• fertile: The result is massive soil erosion: every year about 15,000 acres of fertile topsoil are washed away in Haiti.
• thin: Similarly, where an old embankment has been plowed out leaving a zone of thinner topsoil, a linear negative feature can be detected.
• gray: These consistently showed a depth of about 35cm of gray sandy topsoil directly overlying the natural sand of the Bagshot Beds.
• rich: Worms consume huge amounts of decomposed organic material deposited on the soil, helping convert it into rich, fertile topsoil.
• dark: C1000 was allocated to the very dark gray silty clay topsoil covering the trench.
• modern: The modern garden topsoil was removed, revealing a total of 26 full or partial grave cuts within the development area.

Modifies a noun

• inversion: Research data from the Woodland Wildflower project will be used to enhance the results from the topsoil inversion pilot projects.
• layer: A patchy residual topsoil layer was seen in places which produced 17th century pottery.
• removal: This work comprised topsoil removal for the temporary access road, and the ground preparation for new drainage and the new teaching block.
• volume: Topsoil volume magnetic susceptibility range: 6 - 3000 SI.
• horizon: Compressed heavy clay loam topsoil horizon ( 102 ) 0.45 - 0.5m Subsoil.
• manufacture: Jeremy also has experience in soil science work including topsoil manufacture and re-use.

Noun used with modifier

• clay: C1000 was allocated to the very dark gray silty clay topsoil covering the trench.
• quality: Over the last six years Topsoil has established itself as the largest supplier of quality topsoil in the UK.