spoor 1 of 2

noun

Definition of spoornext
1
as in track

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2
as in dung

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spoor

2 of 2

verb

as in to trail

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Recent Examples of spoor
Noun
Over the past 35 years, he’s produced three guides to tracking that describe animal habits and habitats and how to interpret tracks and spoor. — Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024 Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoor
  1. track
  2. dung
  3. trail
  4. pug
  5. scat
  6. course
  7. dog
  8. excrement
Noun
  • The directive called for additional inspections to monitor the amount of grease applied to the slat tracks.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Catch up quick: Southside Speedway, the amateur car racing track on Genito Road near 288, hosted its last race in 2019.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of track
Noun
  • Actions mattered more than words, and Nuwan’s were as repugnant as elephant dung.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of dung
Verb
  • Adams, who’s trailing Cuomo by double digits in most polls of the mayoral race, has come under fire since the Trump Justice Department moved to drop his federal corruption indictment in a manner that critics and allies say has left the mayor behold to Trump’s political agenda.
    — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Musketeers trailed by eight points at halftime and as many as 10 in the second half.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of trail
Noun
  • Only after the pug has had her food. Car: Have never owned one.
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The seven rescued pug puppies are now available for adoption at the Helen Woodward Animal Center on a first-come-first-served basis.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of pug
Noun
  • Despite recent concerns about an increase in cat consumption, the scientists found feline remnants in only about 4.5 percent of the scat samples.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
  • These congregation areas will often have many tracks and scat from coyotes and fox, but setting traps in these high traffic areas will only lead to conflict with the public and a rise in anti-trapping sentiment.
    — Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of scat
Verb
  • There’s a streak of humor coursing through chef Rachael Jennings’s pizzeria.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025
  • What will happen if bird flu starts coursing through us?
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of course
Verb
  • But the proposal, controversial for its potential impact on the climate, has also been dogged by long-standing doubts about its commercial viability, with ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhilips backing out of the project in 2016.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But it’s been dogged by controversy over resurfaced racist tweets by trans star Gascón.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of dog
Noun
  • The bathtub and toilets were overflowing with human excrement, and authorities said the mother did not leave any toilet paper or personal hygiene products.
    — Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of excrement

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