Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having soil: used chiefly in composition: as, deep-soiled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
soil . - adjective
dirty
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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Examples
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Patients, who [plantiffs 'attorneys] contend did not receive showers on a regular basis, walked around with catheters leaking and dragging on the ground, had wounds left untreated and were forced to sit in soiled bed sheets for hours or, in some cases, even days.
Lisa Derrick: More Than Marijuana: Humboldt County DA Wins Big for Seniors Lisa Derrick 2010
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Patients, who [plantiffs 'attorneys] contend did not receive showers on a regular basis, walked around with catheters leaking and dragging on the ground, had wounds left untreated and were forced to sit in soiled bed sheets for hours or, in some cases, even days.
Lisa Derrick: More Than Marijuana: Humboldt County DA Wins Big for Seniors Lisa Derrick 2010
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From her eyes poured two black rivers, down her face, across her red lips and onto her thin soiled shirt.
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Two thousand dollars in soiled, sweat-stained fifties were clipped together in the bottom of my pack.
William Dirk Eshleman 2010
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Patients, who [plantiffs 'attorneys] contend did not receive showers on a regular basis, walked around with catheters leaking and dragging on the ground, had wounds left untreated and were forced to sit in soiled bed sheets for hours or, in some cases, even days.
Lisa Derrick: More Than Marijuana: Humboldt County DA Wins Big for Seniors Lisa Derrick 2010
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Into this upscale tableaux strode five Baluch men in soiled and unpressed shalwar kameezes, wearing turbans and topees, with stacks of papers under their arms, including the issue of The Herald with the cover story on Gwadar.
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From her eyes poured two black rivers, down her face, across her red lips and onto her thin soiled shirt.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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From her eyes poured two black rivers, down her face, across her red lips and onto her thin soiled shirt.
Characters 2009
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From her eyes poured two black rivers, down her face, across her red lips and onto her thin soiled shirt.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Patients, who [plantiffs 'attorneys] contend did not receive showers on a regular basis, walked around with catheters leaking and dragging on the ground, had wounds left untreated and were forced to sit in soiled bed sheets for hours or, in some cases, even days.
Lisa Derrick: More Than Marijuana: Humboldt County DA Wins Big for Seniors Lisa Derrick 2010
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