word | aerate |
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definition | To supply with air or oxygen. |
eg_sentence | The garden soil was well aerated, since they had recently plowed in all the compost and manure and even added a box of earthworms. |
explanation | Faucet aerators and aerating showerheads can be easily installed by homeowners to cut water (and especially hot water) use by as much as 50%. A lawn aerator removes little plugs of soil in order to let air deep into the soil, greatly improving the quality of soil that may have gotten too compacted. And a pond aerator, such as a fountain, is a necessity for an ornamental pond with no stream feeding it, since oxygen in the water is necessary to prevent the growth of algae and allow fish to live |
IPA | aerate* |
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