night soil

noun

Definition of night soilnext
as in soil

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Recent Examples of night soil This strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s. — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet. — oregonlive, 1 May 2021 For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food. — Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for night soil
  1. soil
  2. stool
  3. manure
  4. poop
  5. excrement
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  • The market drops considerably after the leading contenders, and the long shots include the United States, which is currently the 19th favorite to win it all at +8000 after its round-of-16 exit on home soil in 2026.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Many routine stool panels do not even test for cyclospora, so countless infections are never diagnosed.
    — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 15 July 2026
  • The parasite can be diagnosed with a stool sample and can be treated with an antibiotic.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of stool
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  • But if a daisy grows out of the 2026 manure, then a future All-Star Game would be the perfect place to show it off.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus from synthetic fertilizers and cow manure are then carried into the river by water and sediment runoff.
    — Hannah Smith Updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
Definition of manure
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
  • Realizing they are being had, Cubans respond to their government on the chat with emojis of excrement or the US flag.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of excrement

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“Night soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night%20soil. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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