manure

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, literary) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
2. To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.
3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

Synonyms

fertilizer

dung

muck

fertilize

compost

fertiliser

night soil

excrement

feces

droppings

ameliorate

amend

dirt

enhance

enrich

excreta

faeces

fertilise

grease

guano

humus

improve

shit

💩

stool

upgrade

waste

animal excrement

topdress

stable manure

fertilizer

body waste

lay

lubricate

cultivate

muck-water

crap

ordure

organic

percent

farmyard manure

spirit

stale

plant food

tankage

till

fertiliser

urine

drug

💊

vigour

cow manure

Translations

fumier

engrais

estiércol

abono

letame

Dünger

mest

Mist

düngen

abonar

esterco

Dung

estercolar

concimare

bemesten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈnjʊə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: maynouren

Cognate with English: maneuver

In summary

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”).