human waste
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən weɪst/
:
residuos humanos
- I would never walk around in human waste like he did, so that was surprising to hear about.
- discharge human waste
- recycle human waste
- urban human waste
Not a sponsor, but they are actually using basically human waste biosolids in their fertilizer.
- Not a sponsor, but they are actually using basically human waste biosolids in their fertilizer.
Examples
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Home now is an abandoned building with boarded-up windows, a bathtub, and a toilet filled with human waste; the smell is unbearable.
Fiction book (1997) -
The survival of the inhabitants depends on the proper elimination of human waste and water purification.
Academic text (2011) -
A major barrier to closing the human waste portion of the P cycle may be psychological.
Academic text (2011) -
The cool morning breeze brought him the reek of human waste well before he got to the site.
Fiction book (1998) -
The air was filled with the smell of fresh vegetables, spoiling fish, and human waste.
Academic text (2009) -
Even though laws require ships to treat their wastewater, the human waste products generated and disposed of on these cruises may impact the environment.
Academic text (2010) -
Without a waterworks, city residents depended on rainwater to flush human waste and refuse away.
Academic text (2010) -
Combined with animal and human wastes, these nitrogen loadings will eventually lead to serious nitrate contamination.
Academic text (1997) -
The jail reeked of human waste in metal buckets and tobacco juice spat onto the granite floors.
Fiction book (1993) -
Improper disposal of human waste can lead to serious environmental and health problems.
Synonyms
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5.1
Solid waste that people or animals pass from their body
30
5.8
Solid waste that the body leaves when you go to the toilet
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6.1
Waste that leaves the body, such as poop
12
5.9
Solid waste that children pass from the body
8
4.2
Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food
1
8.6
Waste from the body like poop or pee
1
6.4
Waste left by the body, like urine or feces
1
2.7
Things the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, and feces
1
4.8
Solid waste the body sends out through the anus after food is digested
A waste that the body gets rid of like urine or sweat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'human' (pertaining to people) + 'waste' (refuse) yields waste produced by humans, so the sense is predictable from the parts. This noun–noun construction is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Human waste joins the words human, meaning a person, and waste, meaning what the body gets rid of. So it literally names the urine and feces people produce.