loam

noun
UK: /ləʊm/
US: /loʊm/

  1. A type of soil that is good for growing plants.

    1. The loam is dark.
    2. The garden's rich loam helped the vegetables to grow quickly.

  2. A mixture of clay, sand, and organic matter, used especially for making bricks or plaster.

    1. The walls are loam.
    2. They used wet loam to build traditional ovens in the village.

Synonyms

topsoil soil earth clay
loam verb

  1. To cover or plaster with loam.

    1. We loam the walls.
    2. The builders will loam the oven before firing it to seal cracks.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "loam" in English means: A type of soil that is good for growing plants., A mixture of clay, sand, and organic matter, used especially for making bricks or plaster..

The phonetic transcription of "loam" is /ləʊm/ in British English and /loʊm/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "loam": topsoil, soil, earth, clay.

Example usage of "loam": "The loam is dark.". More examples on the page.