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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for droppings

Noun

Dyson is hardly a stranger to powerful cleaning gear, and taking $100 off makes this one much easier to consider if your current vacuum, or even your trusty Roomba, is losing the daily argument with fur, crumbs, and dirt.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Grab the corners and shake off any loose crumbs, dirt, hair, dust, and debris.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 18 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 text of the agreement, which has been released publicly by the administration, establishes a joint study between the two countries on the feasibility of an enrichment facility on Saudi Arabian soil.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
If your home uses a septic system, wastewater flows into a tank and filters through soil.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 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