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muckhill

muckhill

9.9
A pile of animal dung and farm waste behind a barn
  • noun
: montón de estiércol
  • The farmer added the manure to the muckhill behind the barn.

Examples

  • We could smell the muckhill long before we saw the farm.

  • Rats had made their home in the old muckhill near the fields.

  • The farmer built a large muckhill behind the barn.

  • Don't step near the muckhill!

  • The cows grazed peacefully near the large muckhill at the edge of the pasture.

  • During the winter, the farmer covered the muckhill to prevent it from freezing.

  • We avoided the area where the muckhill was located due to the strong odor.

Synonyms

pile
vsmuckhill
447 1.9

A heap of things put together

refers specifically to a farm dung and waste heap
mound
vsmuckhill
37 2.1

A small pile of things put on top of each other

is specifically a dung or waste heap on a farm
trash heap
vsmuckhill
  • US
6 2.4

A pile of garbage and old things people throw away

is centered on dung piles found on farms rather than litter
compost heap
vsmuckhill
  • UK
6 2.8

A pile of plant and food waste left to rot to become fertilizer

is a farm dung pile not focused on deliberate composting
compost pile
vsmuckhill
  • US
4 2.9

A heap of rotting plants and food turned into soil for gardens

is mainly a farm dung or waste heap rather than composting use
garbage heap
vsmuckhill
  • US
2 2.3

A large pile of things that people have thrown away

is specific to farm dung and natural waste rather than general trash
trash pile
vsmuckhill
  • US
2 1.3

A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles

is more narrowly a farm dung and waste mound
ash heap
vsmuckhill
2 4.4

A pile of ashes left after something has been burned

is a decomposing farm dung pile rather than cold ashes
midden
vsmuckhill
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A pile of old rubbish and animal bones left by people

is a contemporary farm dung pile rather than ancient waste
rubbish heap
vsmuckhill
  • UK
1 2.7

A pile of waste and old things

is about animal dung piles on farms rather than household rubbish
dunghill
vsmuckhill
1 8.2

A pile of animal waste and straw on a farm

is the same farm dung pile term
ash-heap
vsmuckhill
1 7.8

A pile of ashes left after burning wood or coal

is about organic farm waste rather than ash residue
refuse heap
vsmuckhill
1 4.5

A pile of rubbish left outside in one place

is focused on farm dung and animal waste, not general rubbish
shitheap
vsmuckhill
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very dirty, messy pile of trash and broken things

is a neutral farm dung heap description rather than an insult
dustheap
vsmuckhill
1 4.5

A pile of dust and old rubbish thrown away

is a large farm dung pile rather than loose dusty waste
muckheap
vsmuckhill
9.8

A pile of animal dung and straw on a farm

is the same idea, expressed with a different word form

How Large

midden
  • Specialized
1 9.9
compost heap
  • UK
6 2.8
muckhill
9.9
heap
85 1.1

Surface Forms

muckhill singular
muckhills plural

Morphology

muckhill = muck + hill (transparent) = muck + hill

The meaning is a straightforward compound 'muck' + 'hill' = a mound/heap of muck, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Muckhill joins muck ('dirt or dung') and hill ('small mound'), so it literally means a 'mound of dung or farm waste' on a farm.