dunghills
Piles of excrement
Dunghills are heaps of animal manure, typically accumulated in farmyards for later use as fertilizer.
The word extends to anything foul, degraded, or worthless: He rose from the dunghill to become a lord.
A dunghill cock is a common barnyard rooster, as opposed to a fighting gamecock—hence cowardly or ignoble by association.
Animal waste as fertilizer
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
mulch · amendment · organic · nutrients · biodegradation · putrefaction · earthworms · vermicompost
Reject or garbage
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- filthFoul, accumulated matter
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- muckFilthy wet dirt
excrement · droppings · litter · offal · scavenging · stench · vermin · squalor
Capacity for reproduction
- soilGround matter for planting
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
- harvestGathering mature crops
crop · yield · planting · enrichment · farmyard · barnyard · spreading · tillage
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- farmsteadFarm with residence
- peasantryRural working class
provincial · idyllic · barnyard · rural · humble · lowly · plowman · shepherd
State of modest rank
- basenessMoral worthlessness
- obscurityState of being unknown
- humble originsUnpretentious early circumstances
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
contempt · degradation · cock of the walk · pride · arrogance · boastfulness · vainglory · strutting
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
fertilizer · mulch · amendment · organic · nutrients · biodegradation · putrefaction · earthworms · vermicompost · breakdown
refuse
Reject or garbage
muck · excrement · droppings · litter · offal · scavenging · stench · vermin · squalor · midden
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- soilGround matter for planting
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
harvest · crop · yield · planting · enrichment · farmyard · barnyard · spreading · tillage · growth
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- farmsteadFarm with residence
peasantry · provincial · idyllic · barnyard · rural · humble · lowly · plowman · shepherd · homestead
lowliness
State of modest rank
- basenessMoral worthlessness
- obscurityState of being unknown
- humble originsUnpretentious early circumstances
insignificance · contempt · degradation · cock of the walk · pride · arrogance · boastfulness · vainglory · strutting · preening
dunghillsrose gardens
Cultivated areas for ornamental shrubs
flower beds · clean rooms · Eden · manicured lawns · botanical gardens
dunghillsthrones
Monarchs' ceremonial chairs
pedestals · pinnacles · palaces · high places · seats of honor