dung heap
/ˈdʌŋ hiːp/
Manure pile
📚 Meanings
- 1.
A pile of animal manure or excrement, often collected for fertilizer.
"The farmer kept a large dung heap behind the barn."
- 2.
A very dirty, untidy, or unpleasant place or thing; something worthless.
"He called the old car a dung heap."
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The smell from the dung heap carried across the field on the breeze.
The smell from the dung heap carried across the field on the breeze.
Farmers often turn over their dung heaps to help them decompose faster for fertilizer.
Farmers often turn over their dung heaps to help them decompose faster for fertilizer.
He left his apartment like a complete dung heap after the party.
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How do you pronounce dung heap?
dung heap is pronounced [/ˈdʌŋ hiːp/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does dung heap mean?
dung heap means "Manure pile". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is dung heap?
dung heap is a Intermediate-level word.
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Example: "The smell from the dung heap carried across the field on the breeze." — used to mean "Manure pile".
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