middens

noun

plural of midden
1
as in dustbins

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as in soils

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  1. landfills
  2. droppings
  3. manures
Noun
  • Pumpkins get buried under other garbage in landfills and decompose without oxygen, releasing the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Sponsored by the city’s Natural Resources Committee and the Geneva Park District, the event aims to reduce the number of pumpkins that end up in landfills, according to the release.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of landfills
Noun
  • Dozens of rodent droppings, including about 78 inside a taco shop, were found at three of seven South Florida restaurants temporarily shut last week.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Additionally, the facility had more than a dozen rodent droppings scattered throughout, including on extra plates in the storage room and inside a cardboard box.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of droppings
Noun
  • Even manures, unless composted,can contain ready-to-sprout seeds.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Use of animal manures and human waste to boost crops goes back even further in time.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of manures
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