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compost heap

/ˈkɒmpɒst ˌhiːp/noun

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कंपोस्ट का ढेर, बाग़ में सड़ने वाला सब्ज़ी और पत्तों का कचरा जो खाद बनता है

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a pile in a garden where vegetable waste and leaves are left to rot and turn into food for plants

    कंपोस्ट का ढेर, बाग़ में सड़ने वाला सब्ज़ी और पत्तों का कचरा जो खाद बनता है

    • Put the vegetable peels on the compost heap.
    • Radhika's grandfather keeps a compost heap behind the house.
    • The compost heap turns into rich soil in a few months.
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    • The gardener turned the compost heap with a fork.
    • Grass cuttings and dry leaves go on the compost heap.
    • Worms live happily in a well-kept compost heap.
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Notes

British and American: British English says compost heap; American English often says compost pile.

British and American: British English में compost heap कहते हैं; American English में अक्सर compost pile कहते हैं।