Englishfor English speakers
soil
Noun
—
A mix of sand and other natural material on the surface of the earth that is used to grow plants.
—
or land.
The refugees were happy to return to their home soil.
soil
Verb
—
To make dirty or ruin.
Look at that! You soiled your shirt with mud!
pressure
Noun
—
In science, pressure is force applied over an area.
It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.
He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.
—
If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.
She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.
pressure
Verb
—
When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.
Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."
His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.
cell
Noun
—
A cell is a room in a jail where prisoners are kept.
He was arrested and kept in a small cell for one day.
—
A cell is a unit of a living organism.
A plant cell has a cell wall.