manured; manuring
manurer
noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of livestock excreta with or without litter
Examples of manure in a Sentence
Noun
a bag of cow manure
fertilizers made from animal manures
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Is manure the future of fuel?
—Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Fall is also the best time to add manure to your garden since fresh manure can burn growing plants, and even aged manure can pose a health hazard if it’s applied to gardens around harvest time.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Is manure the future of fuel?
—Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
Noun
That report went on to detail how the agency had reportedly failed to set standards for agricultural water intended to keep manure and other pathogen sources out of water used to grow produce.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Fall is also the best time to add manure to your garden since fresh manure can burn growing plants, and even aged manure can pose a health hazard if it’s applied to gardens around harvest time.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manure. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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manure
1 of 2 verb
ma·nure
mə-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r 
manured; manuring
: to enrich by applying manure
manure a field
manure
2 of 2 noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: bodily waste from birds and animals in stables and barnyards with or without litter
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