manure

[ muh-noor, -nyoor ]

noun

1. excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
2. any natural or artificial substance for fertilizing the soil.

verb (used with object)

, ma·nured, ma·nur·ing.

1. to treat (land) with fertilizing matter; apply manure to.

manure

/ məˈnjʊə /

noun

1. animal excreta, usually with straw, used to fertilize land
2. any material, esp chemical fertilizer, used to fertilize land

verb

1. tr to spread manure upon (fields or soil)

Derived Forms

• maˈnurer, noun

Other Words From

• ma·nurer noun
• ma·nuri·al adjective
• ma·nuri·al·ly adverb
• well-ma·nured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manure¹

1350–1400; Middle English manouren to till, cultivate < Middle French manouvrer to do manual work. See maneuver

Word History and Origins

Origin of manure¹

C14: from Medieval Latin manuopera ; manual work; see manoeuvre

Example Sentences

It’s early October and I am clearing the farm right now, and putting in manure from the cows.

From MIT Technology Review

He pointed to an existing Chevron project in Australia that involves taking carbon dioxide emissions and storing them underground, and another that transforms methane from dairy cow manure into natural gas.

From Fortune

The region is crisscrossed by ancient trade routes well-trod by horses, so the researchers say horse manure may have been common.

From Science News

I’m paying with manure because manure can be used for organic farming, which is healthier for humans and for the planet.

From Popular-Science

I followed Mahira’s lead as we walked on a sandy trail passing cattle and hens, women drying cow and buffalo manure in front of their houses and on their walls, children playing around, and men fixing broken roofs or rebuilding their houses.

From No Straight News

Fresh manure was always around, but I ignored it, as Anne must have done at Green Gables.

From The Daily Beast

I went to get a bag of horse manure and I make it liquid, like a porridge, and then ... bam!

From The Daily Beast

Much of what they like to eat is stuff we throw out anyway: wood chips, manure and trash.

From The Daily Beast

Also, Seoul will move to cut off its recent shipments of rice and manure to the North.

From The Daily Beast

The substance so used is called a special manure; that containing all the constituents of the crop is a general manure.

From Project Gutenberg

What is true of the nitrogenous matters applies with still greater force to the mineral constituents of the manure.

From Project Gutenberg

Well rotten dung, which had been kept in the manure heap upwards of six months.

From Project Gutenberg

In this case, during the winter six months, which were very dry, the manure lost 541·8 lbs.

From Project Gutenberg

When the food is rich in nitrogenous compounds, the value of the manure is considerably increased.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• compost
• droppings
• dung
• excrement
• mulch