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MULCH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mulch" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Derivation:

mulch (cover with mulch)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with mulch

Example:

mulch the flowerbeds

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "mulch" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

mulch (a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion)

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