Manure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈnjʊə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Manure is a verb meaning To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
Meaning
To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
More Meanings
- (by extension) Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.
- (euphemistic) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.
- Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
- (archaic, literary) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
Example Sentences
livestock manures
vegetable manure [= green manure]
The farmer manured his fallow field.
Manure thyself then; to thyself be approved; / And with vain, outward things be no more moved.
Word Forms
- manures
- manuring
- manured
Synonyms for manure
Depending on context, synonyms include dung, muck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include muck, compost, fertilizer, farmyard, fertiliser, dung.
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