dunghill

[ duhng-hil ]

/ ˈdʌŋˌhɪl /

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noun

a heap of dung.

a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation.

Origin of dunghill

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at dung, hill

Words nearby dunghill

dungeon, Dungeon Master, Dungeons and Dragons, dunger, dung fly, dunghill, Dunham, duniewassal, dunite, duniwassal, dunk

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Example sentences from the Web for dunghill

Here they do nothing of the kind, and there is not a street that has a decent pavement nor a corner that is not a dunghill.
Cities of the Dawn|J. Ewing Ritchie
Who prayed that the poor might be raised from the dust; the suffering, the orphan, and the helpless from the dunghill?
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
My horses ready, my men waiting, my boy dying for want of me, and myself dead in a dunghill.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine
But when he reached Kentucky it would be a different proposition; he would be a rooster on his own dunghill.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt

A flower was opening its petals though it grew on a dunghill.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren

British Dictionary definitions for dunghill

dunghill

/ (ˈdʌŋˌhɪl) /

noun

a heap of dung

a foul place, condition, or person

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单词	dunghill
释义	dunghill [ duhng-hil ] / ˈdʌŋˌhɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dunghill ON THESAURUS.COM noun a heap of dung. a repugnantly filthy or degraded place, abode, or situation. Origin of dunghill Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at dung, hill Words nearby dunghill dungeon, Dungeon Master, Dungeons and Dragons, dunger, dung fly, dunghill, Dunham, duniewassal, dunite, duniwassal, dunk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dunghill Here they do nothing of the kind, and there is not a street that has a decent pavement nor a corner that is not a dunghill. Cities of the Dawn\|J. Ewing Ritchie Who prayed that the poor might be raised from the dust; the suffering, the orphan, and the helpless from the dunghill? History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz My horses ready, my men waiting, my boy dying for want of me, and myself dead in a dunghill. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession\|Hall Caine But when he reached Kentucky it would be a different proposition; he would be a rooster on his own dunghill. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight\|Mathew Joseph Holt A flower was opening its petals though it grew on a dunghill. Expositions of Holy Scripture\|Alexander Maclaren British Dictionary definitions for dunghill dunghill / (ˈdʌŋˌhɪl) / noun a heap of dung a foul place, condition, or person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dunghill debris, waste, trash, rubbish, residue, dregs, junk, leavings, slop, dump, swill, remains, litter, hogwash, muck, dust, dross, offal, scum, sediment
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dunghill

noun

Origin of dunghill

Words nearby dunghill

Example sentences from the Web for dunghill

British Dictionary definitions for dunghill

noun

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