dung-heap
Barn's fecal accumulation
A dung-heap is a pile of animal manure, typically accumulated on a farm for later use as fertilizer.
The word appears most often as a metaphor for something foul, degraded, or worthless: This city has become a dung-heap of corruption.
Also spelled dungheap or dung heap.
Animal waste as fertilizer
- muckFilthy wet dirt
- droppingsAnimal excrement deposits
- excrementSolid bodily waste
- cowpatsDried bovine feces
guano · scat · faeces · ordure · night-soil · slurry · litter · bedding
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- biodegradationMicrobial breakdown of organics
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
breakdown · disintegration · fermentation · microorganisms · bacteria · fungi · earthworms · vermicomposting
Decayed organic fertilizer
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
potassium · top-dressing · organic · mulch · nourishment · growth · cultivation · humus
Historical domestic refuse pile
- barnyardFarm's animal enclosure
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- stableSecure and unchanging
- byreBarn for cattle
pigsty · henhouse · cowshed · pasture · livestock · poultry · cattle · swine
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
distaste · squeamishness · offensive · foulness · unpleasant · gross · filth · squalor
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
cowpats · guano · scat · faeces · ordure · night-soil · slurry · litter · bedding · straw
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- biodegradationMicrobial breakdown of organics
humus · breakdown · disintegration · fermentation · microorganisms · bacteria · fungi · earthworms · vermicomposting · steaming
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
phosphorus · potassium · top-dressing · organic · mulch · nourishment · growth · cultivation · humus · manuring
midden
Historical domestic refuse pile
byre · pigsty · henhouse · cowshed · pasture · livestock · poultry · cattle · swine · pitchfork
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
nausea · distaste · squeamishness · offensive · foulness · unpleasant · gross · filth · squalor · nastiness
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
noisome · putrid · rank · fetid · foul · acrid · sulfurous · miasma · whiff · smelly
dung-heapsterile environment
Space without living microorganisms
clean room · operating theater · spa · hospital ward · compost bin
dung-heaprose garden
Cultivated bloom display area
perfumery · flower bed · lavender field · bakery · botanical garden