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SOILURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soilure mean?
• SOILURE (noun)
The noun SOILURE has 1 sense:
1. the act of soiling something
Familiarity information: SOILURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of soiling something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("soilure" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soilure"):
maculation; spotting; staining (the act of spotting or staining something)
contamination; pollution (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)
Derivation:
soil (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)
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