Compost

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond.

2. 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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To manure with compost.

2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.