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dunghill

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: muckheap, dungheap

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a heap of dung or refuse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: midden, muckheap, muckhill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus

4

noun

Meaning 4

a foul or degraded condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unsanitariness

History

Etymology

From dung + hill.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: торище (torište) — heap of dung
  • Catalan: femer — heap of dung
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糞堆 /粪堆 (fènduī) — heap of dung
  • Czech: hromada hnoje — heap of dung
  • Czech: hnojiště — heap of dung
  • Dutch: vaalt — heap of dung
  • Dutch: mesthoop — heap of dung
  • Esperanto: sterkejo — heap of dung
  • Finnish: lantakasa — heap of dung
  • Finnish: lantatunkio — heap of dung
  • Galician: estrumeira — heap of dung
  • Galician: esterqueira — heap of dung
  • German: Misthaufen — heap of dung
  • Greek: σωρός κοπριάς (sorós kopriás) — heap of dung
  • Hungarian: trágyadomb — heap of dung
  • Icelandic: mykjuhaugur — heap of dung
  • Icelandic: sorphaugur — heap of dung
  • Ingrian: kakara — heap of dung
  • Ingrian: taemytty — heap of dung
  • Ingrian: sittamytty — heap of dung
  • Irish: carn aoiligh — heap of dung
  • Latin: fimētum — heap of dung
  • Latin: fimārium — heap of dung
  • Middle English: myxen — heap of dung
  • Norman: maie — heap of dung
  • Old English: mixen — heap of dung
  • Plautdietsch: Mesthupen — heap of dung
  • Polish: gnojowisko — heap of dung
  • Portuguese: esterqueira — heap of dung
  • Portuguese: esterquilínio — heap of dung
  • Portuguese: estrumeira — heap of dung
  • Russian: наво́зная ку́ча (navóznaja kúča) — heap of dung
  • Serbo-Croatian: đubrište — heap of dung
  • Serbo-Croatian: gnojište — heap of dung
  • Spanish: estercolero — heap of dung
  • Swedish: gödselstack — heap of dung
  • Swedish: gödselhög — heap of dung
  • Turkish: fışkılık — heap of dung
  • Ottoman Turkish: فشقیلق (fışkılık) — heap of dung
  • Ukrainian: купа гною (kupa hnoju) — heap of dung
  • Venetan: leamaro — heap of dung
  • Venetan: deđamèr — heap of dung
  • Welsh: tomen dail — heap of dung