the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber |
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) |
anything regarded as making something unclean | |
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | |