dunghill

/ˈdʌŋhɪl/

Definitions

1. noun

A mound of animal dung, especially horse manure, used as fertilizer.

“The farmer spread the manure from the stables across the dunghill.”

2. noun

A place of foul or worthless things.

“The city’s seedy underbelly was concentrated in the area known as the dunghill.”

3. verb

To pile dung or manure in a heap.

“Farmers often dunged the fields in the spring to prepare them for planting.”

Synonyms

  • dungheap
  • manure
  • midden

Antonyms

  • recycling center
  • sanitary landfill