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 Larger flies, like houseflies, are after decaying matter such as food waste and pet droppings. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026 No establishment had issues with roaches or rodent droppings during this round of inspections. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 Snake Droppings Snake droppings aren’t easy to spot, but Cohn says these can be another sign. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 People typically get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats and mice—normally when exposed to their urine, droppings and saliva, or sometimes through a bite or scratch—but officials say no rodents have been found on the MV Hondius ship. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Backyard flocks usually contract bird flu through direct contact with infected wild birds, such as migratory ducks and geese, or indirectly through environments contaminated by wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and droppings. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 How To Safely Clean Up Mouse Droppings Mouse droppings can carry infectious bacteria and viruses like hantavirus, Salmonella, and leptospirosis. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Scoop droppings under the roosts, refresh nesting box bedding, top off floor bedding, scrub and refill the waterer, wipe down the feeder. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for droppings

Noun

Unlike most, Pumphrey and four comrades received a cursory burial beneath a thin layer of dirt.

— Allen Breed, Fortune, 17 July 2026
But some of the guys that Marcus was working with that were doing some of the dirt races at Bristol thought about having a dirt race at Wilkesboro, and there was this idea and plan to put dirt on it and have a race there.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of dirt

Noun

When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.

— Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Definition of dung

Noun

Their standards include, but are not limited to testing water quality as well as soil assessments, machinery and harvest cleanliness rules and traceability and training requirements.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Traveling away from one’s homeland often meant being battered by the seas and landing on foreign soil seeking food, water, and respite.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of soil

Noun

The intense, carrion-like odor of the slime attracts insects, which then eat the slime and excrete it, with the spores later germinating in the excrement.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
Nutrient inputs include decaying leaf litter and bird excrement that are deposited in the pool directly, along with fertilizer runoff and sewage, which enters the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Definition of excrement

Noun

People can get the stomach bug by eating and drinking food and water contaminated with poop.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
When an engine fire knocked out power and plumbing for five days, 4,000 passengers were stranded with overflowing sewage — including, yes, poop — spoiled food and unbearable heat.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of poop

Noun

Promising new studies are beginning to identify what cats eat by analyzing the DNA found in their stomachs and scat.

— Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Amaroq Weiss, the organization’s senior wolf advocate, welcomed the peer-review process for the scat and cortisol studies.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026