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# manure

«manure» in Mova's school dictionary: **animal poo, often mixed with straw, used to make soil…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (manure, uncountable); verb (manure, manures, manured, manuring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Manure is animal poo, often mixed with straw, used to make soil richer so plants grow better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#m1)

2) To manure a field or garden means to spread manure on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and farming lessons it shows how nutrients are recycled; in country stories the smell of manure tells you you are near a farm. Phrases: «horse manure», «cow manure», «spread manure», «green manure» (plants dug in to feed soil).

### examples

- The farmer spread manure on the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x1)
- Roses grow well with horse manure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x2)
- The smell of manure means we are near a farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x3)
- Manure is full of nutrients for plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x4)
- We put manure on the school vegetable patch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x5)
- Wash your hands after touching manure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x6)
- Some people sell bags of manure by the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x7)
- Green manure is a plant crop dug back into the soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: «some manure», «a pile of manure». Say «muh-NYOOR». Similar to «dung»; «compost» is rotted plants and food. Hygiene: manure has germs, so always wash your hands.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «manure» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manure/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.