dunghill

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Recent Examples of dunghill In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill. Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunghill
Noun
  • Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
  • Redefining biomass and feedstock: The state wants to look at new definitions for biomass and feedstock to clear up confusion on what can be used in anaerobic digesters used for recycling items like manure and food waste.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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, EW.com, 1 July 2025
  • Rodent dung found on pet food shelves at a Fort Lauderdale Family Dollar 951 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Inspector Timothy O’Neil slapped a Stop-Use Order on the pet food aisle of the Fort Lauderdale store at 951 Sunrise Blvd.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • According to the study, the guano’s byproducts accelerated the formation of clouds by 10,000 times.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
  • Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As The Athletic wanders around the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, the glances made are like towards excrement on a shoe.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • In fact, some seventeenth-century writers even used the word excrement to describe human hair.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The musket balls were found together near a midden by the metal detectorist, cultural heritage coordinator Anthony Simmons said in the release, meaning a member of the First Nations could have brought the shot belt there and then discarded it.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
  • The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For poop on those same surfaces, DiNicolantonio recommends an at-home mixture: add a half tablespoon of dishwashing liquid to one tablespoon of white vinegar and two cups of warm water.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Causing your colon to contract more aggressively will soon expel the enema liquid along with a lot of the contents of the colon, meaning a lot of poop there is.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • And years of exposure to heat, chemicals, and environmental muck can also strip away some of your hair’s natural gloss, leaving it looking duller, Dr. Lo Sicco notes.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 July 2025
  • Now, less than two months later, the muck and mud of historic flooding had returned.
    Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Factors to consider: soil types, slopes, sun/shade, temperature, winds, and plant types and sizes.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
  • The practical pick efficiently drains excess water for healthier soil.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025

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“Dunghill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunghill. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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