All manure synonyms
ma·nure
M m noun manure
- fertilizer — any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial or chemical manure.
- compost — Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow.
- droppings — the act of a person or thing that drops.
- dung — excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- mulch — a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc.
- maul — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- guano — a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- fertiliser — Alternative spelling of fertilizer.
- excrement — Waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces.
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- cow chips — plural of cow chip.
- cowplop — a piece of cow dung; a cowpat
verb manure
- fertilize — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- fertilise — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).
- feed — to give a fee to.
- top-dress — to manure (land) on the surface.
- enrich — Improve or enhance the quality or value of.
- nourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.