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manure
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ma·nure  (m-nr, -nyr)
n.
Material, especially barnyard or stable dung, often with discarded animal bedding, used to fertilize soil.
tr.v. ma·nured, ma·nur·ing, ma·nures
To fertilize (soil) by applying material such as barnyard dung.

[From Middle English manuren, to cultivate land, from Anglo-Norman mainouverer, from Vulgar Latin *manoperre, to work with the hands : Latin man, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin operr, to work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

ma·nurer n.
ma·nuri·al adj.

manure
Noun
animal excrement used as a fertilizer
Verb
[-nuring, -nured]
to spread manure upon fields or soil [Anglo-French mainoverer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manuremanure - any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer - a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
chicken manure - chicken excreta used as fertilizer
cow manure - cow excreta used as fertilizer
green manure - a growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soil
horse manure - horse excreta used as fertilizer
night soil - human excreta used as fertilizer
Verb1.manure - spread manure, as for fertilization
spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

manure
Translations

manure [məˈnjuəʳ] nestiércol m; abono
manure [məˈnjuəʳ] nfumier m;
(artificial) → engrais m
manure [məˈnjuəʳ] nDung m
manure [məˈnjuəʳ] nconcime m

manure
n manure [məˈnjuə]
a mixture containing animal dung, spread on soil to help produce better crops etc The farmer is putting manure on his fields.mis, bemestingسَماد، زِبْلторhnůjgødningder Düngerκοπριάestiércolväetisکود کشاورزیlannoitefumierזֶבֶל אוֹרגָנִיखादgnojivotrágyapupuk kandang(húsdÿra)áburðurconcime肥料비료, 거름mėšlasmēsli; mēslojumspupuk kandangmestgjødsel, møkkobornikestrumeîngrăşământ (natural)навозhnojgnojilođubrivogödselปุ๋ยธรรมชาติgübre肥料гній, добривоجانوروں کا فضلہ، گوبر یا لیدphân bón
v
to treat (soil or plants) with manure The farmer has been manuring the fields.bemesيُسَمِّدнаторявамhnojitgødedüngenλιπαίνω με κοπριάabonar, estercolarväetamaکود دادنlannoittaafumerלְזַבֵּלखाद डालनाgnojititrágyázmemupukbera áconcimare肥料を施す...에 거름을 주다mėžtimēslotmembubuh bajabemestengjødsle, spre møkknawozićestrumara îngră­şa (pământul)удобрять навозомhnojiťgnojitiđubritigödslaใส่ปุ๋ยคอกgübrelemek施肥угноювати, удобрюватиکھاد ڈالناbón phân

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