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    dunghill
    /ˈdʌŋhɪl/

    noun

    • 1. a heap of dung or refuse, especially in a farmyard.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dunghillDunghill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a heap of dung. 2. : something (such as a situation or condition) that is repulsive or degraded. Examples of dunghill in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill. Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUNGHILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DUNGHILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of dunghill in English. dunghill. noun [ C ] us / ˈdʌŋ.hɪl / uk / ˈdʌŋ.hɪl / Add to word list. a small pile of solid animal waste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion. accident. anal fissure. bathroom.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dunghillDUNGHILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation. dunghill. / ˈdʌŋˌhɪl / noun. a heap of dung. a foul place, condition, or person. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of dunghill 1. Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; dung, hill. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUNGHILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DUNGHILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of dunghill in English. dunghill. noun [ C ] uk / ˈdʌŋ.hɪl / us / ˈdʌŋ.hɪl / Add to word list. a small pile of solid animal waste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion. accident. anal fissure. bathroom. be caught/taken short idiom.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUNGHILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a heap of dung. 2. a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1275–1325; ME; see dung, hill] This word is first recorded in the period 1275–1325.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › dunghill_ndunghill, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    A heap or accumulation of dung; esp. a pile in a farmyard into which animal dung, soiled straw, etc., is gathered to be stored and typically rotted down to be used as manure. Also more generally: a refuse heap; a domestic ash heap; a midden. Now chiefly historical. c1330.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dunghillDunghill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. Other forms: dunghills. Definitions of dunghill. noun. a heap of dung or refuse. synonyms: midden, muckheap, muckhill. see more. noun. a foul or degraded condition.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › dunghillDunghill - definition of dunghill by The Free Dictionary

    Define dunghill. dunghill synonyms, dunghill pronunciation, dunghill translation, English dictionary definition of dunghill. n. 1. A heap of animal excrement. 2. A foul, degraded condition or place. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dunghilldunghill - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 3, 2024 · dunghill (plural dunghills) A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes. Synonyms: muckheap, dungheap (figurative, derogatory) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › dunghillDunghill Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A foul, degraded condition or place. American Heritage. Synonyms: muckhill. muckheap. midden. refuse heap. Other Word Forms of Dunghill. Noun. Singular: dunghill. Plural: dunghills. Origin of Dunghill. dung +‎ hill. From Wiktionary. Dunghill Sentence Examples. It begins with us on " the dunghill, " and ends with us on " the throne of glory.