dung
Fertilizer from livestock
Dung is animal excrement, especially from large herbivores like cattle, horses, and elephants.
The word sounds more rural and agricultural than *shit* or *feces*: dung beetle, cow dung, dung heap.
Dung has been used for millennia as fertilizer and, when dried, as fuel.
The verb means to spread dung on fields.
Animal waste as fertilizer
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- cowpatDried cattle droppings
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
- muckFilthy wet dirt
excrement · feces · scat · pellets · patties · coprolite · spoor · frass
Animal waste as fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
barnyard · cattle · sheep · goats · pigs · grazing · husbandry · stables
Historical domestic refuse pile
- cesspitUnderground sewage container
- muckheapPile of animal waste
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- fliesWinged buzzing pests
maggots · squalor · foulness · reek · putridity · privy · latrine · cesspool
Decayed organic fertilizer
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- organicFrom living matter
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- mulchProtective plant bedding
decomposition · earthworms · microbes · vermicompost · loam · topsoil · amendment · enrichment
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
muck · excrement · feces · scat · pellets · patties · coprolite · spoor · frass · nightsoil
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
livestock · barnyard · cattle · sheep · goats · pigs · grazing · husbandry · stables · poultry
midden
Historical domestic refuse pile
flies · maggots · squalor · foulness · reek · putridity · privy · latrine · cesspool · offal
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
mulch · decomposition · earthworms · microbes · vermicompost · loam · topsoil · amendment · enrichment · nitrogen
fuel
Energy source material
kindling · adobe · insulation · flooring · methane · cowpats · briquettes · scarab
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
loathing · stink · foulness · repugnance · squeamishness · yuck · gross · smelly · putrid · vile
dungcleanliness
Absence of dirt
purity · perfume · fragrance · rose petals · sanitation
dungfood
Consumable nourishment source
fodder · feed · nourishment · sustenance · grain
- dung heapAccumulated animal waste
- dung beetleInsect feeding on feces
- cow dungCattle feces
- elephant dungLarge mammal's solid waste
- dung pileAccumulated animal excrement