Thesaurus results for DROPPINGS

droppings

noun

plural of dropping

as in dirt

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night

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Recent Examples of droppings Inspectors found rodent droppings in the dry storage area, kitchen and back of house. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Using a pressure washer, spray your roof to remove all pigeon droppings and scent marks. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026 Then there were more than 20 droppings on the floor under seasoning shelves, 25-plus droppings on the floor under a steam table and the 50-plus droppings left under the kitchen handwash sink. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed the kitchen of a Hilton Garden Inn after finding more than 300 rodent droppings in the facility, Inspectors also closed three other dining spots. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Rodent droppings on clean plates and live roaches near cut lettuce were among the violations that forced the state to temporarily close seven South Florida restaurants last week. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 There were also mouse droppings seen underneath the shelving inside the dry food storage room. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Where regular vacuums are made to pick up dust, dirt and pet hair, Shop-Vacs have the power to suck up nails, screws, wires, scraps of wood, metal, plastic and anything that fits inside the hose.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
As anyone who shops at Meadow Lane knows, Tribeca is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan, which puts it high on the list for the priciest patch of dirt anywhere.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dirt

Noun

In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of dung

Noun

The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
In the panicked days after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, New Yorkers agreed that their city had changed forever.

— Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

The researchers also note any other signs of bear activity in the area, such as footprints, scat or a sighting of a live bear.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, questioned the methodology, saying researchers collected scat only along roads and trails while excluding brushy areas where wolves may eat smaller prey.

— Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026