English Explanatory Dictionary

manure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
  2. To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
noun
  1. Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
  2. Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.
  3. Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

Pronunciation

/məˈnjʊə/ /məˈnjɔː/ /məˈnʊɹ/ En-us-manure.ogg

Word forms

manure manures manuring manured

Etymology

From Middle English maynouren, manuren (“to supervise, toil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman meinourer and Old French manovrer (whence also English maneuver, or in French manœuvrer) from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare (“work by hand”), from Latin manū (“by hand”) + operārī (“to work”).

Synonyms

dung

Related words

to fertilize fertilizer muck

Derived words

manurable manurer overmanure remanure green manure horse manure humanure manurage manurance manure fork manureless manurelike manure spreader manurey manurial poor man's manure
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