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dunghill

Syllables: dung·hill/ˈdʌŋ.hɪl//ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/

dunghill noun: a heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.

Noun

dunghill (plural dunghills)

  1. A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
    • “A purty thing, indeed, that a child of her's shud be put an a shovel, an' flung out on the dunghill jist like a dead kitten or a pisoned rat; no, no, she wouldn't hear to that at all.”1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 522
    Synonyms:
    muckheap, dungheap
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
    • He raiſeth vp the poore out of the duſt: and lifteth the needie out of the dung-hill:1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 113:7–7, signature Ggg3, recto, column 1

dunghill meaning in Urdu and Kannada

dunghill in Urdu

ڈلاؤ

dunghill in Kannada

ತಿರ‍್ಪೆ, ತಿಪ್ಪೆ

Synonyms of dunghill

Forms of dunghill

pluraldunghills
alternative formdung-hill
alternative form (obsolete)dunghil
alternative form (obsolete)dung-hil

Origin of dunghill

Inherited from Middle English donghil. By surface analysis, dung + hill.

Words formed from dunghill

Questions about dunghill

What does dunghill mean?
Dunghill means a heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
What is dunghill in Urdu?
Dunghill in Urdu is ڈلاؤ. See Dunghill meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is dunghill?
Dunghill is a noun.
How do you pronounce dunghill?
Dunghill is pronounced /ˈdʌŋ.hɪl/.
What is the plural of dunghill?
The plural of dunghill is dunghills.

Words near dunghill in the dictionary

  1. dungfork
  2. dungforks
  3. dungheap
  4. dungheaps
  5. dunghil
  6. dunghill
  7. dunghills
  8. dunghilly
  9. dunghils
  10. dunghole
  11. dungholes

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