Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "compost" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

forest garden surface of earth

Capable Of

smell bad

Derived Terms

compost heap compost tumbler compostability compostable composter compostlike composture composty noncomposted potting compost recompost semicompost uncomposted vermicompost

Etymologically Related To

composite

Has Property

useful for recycling wonderful

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

composition convert

Type Of (IsA)

composition consumable product decayed organic matter organic matter

Manner Of

convert

Related Terms

humus mulch

Related Terms

compound decayed fertilizer humus mixture mulch organic rot

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.