单词 | midden |
释义 | midden (once / 28008 pages) n WORD FAMILY midden: middens USAGE EXAMPLESEven Diamond had noted that bones of seals comprised 60% to 80% of the bones from trash heaps, called middens, found at small Norse farms. Science Magazine(Nov 10, 2016) Archaeologists are also mystified as to why the structure was covered over by a huge midden. BBC(Aug 22, 2016) The altar was buried under a midden of debris. Ransom Riggs, Hollow City(2014) 1n a heap of dung or refuse Syn|Hyper dunghill, muckheap, muckhill agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile a collection of objects laid on top of each other 2n (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement Syn|Hyper eitchen midden, kitchen midden dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard a piece of land where waste materials are dumped |
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