manured; manuring
manurer
noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of livestock excreta with or without litter
Examples of manure in a Sentence
Noun
a bag of cow manure
fertilizers made from animal manures
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Is manure the future of fuel?
—Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Ten years ago, in 2014, the Yale School for the Environment published a study that showed that biochar made from plant fodder and/or even chicken manure could be used to remove mercury from power plant emissions and clean polluted soil.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Is manure the future of fuel?
—Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
Noun
The rule of law The Takei family spent the first night after their arrest squeezed into a horse stall at a local racetrack, with flies buzzing overhead, overwhelmed by the stench of horse manure.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Ten years ago, in 2014, the Yale School for the Environment published a study that showed that biochar made from plant fodder and/or even chicken manure could be used to remove mercury from power plant emissions and clean polluted soil.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manure. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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manure
1 of 2 verb
ma·nure
mə-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r 
manured; manuring
: to enrich by applying manure
manure a field
manure
2 of 2 noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: bodily waste from birds and animals in stables and barnyards with or without litter
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