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Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.
Navjot Singh Sidhu

Meaning of "dunghill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUNGHILL

dunghill  [ˈdʌŋˌhɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUNGHILL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dunghill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUNGHILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dunghill

Feces

Feces, or faeces, also known as excrement, is waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during a process called defecation.

Definition of dunghill in the English dictionary

The definition of dunghill in the dictionary is a heap of dung. Other definition of dunghill is a foul place, condition, or person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUNGHILL


Bexhill
ˌbɛksˈhɪl
downhill
ˈdaʊnˈhɪl
Edgehill
ˌɛdʒˈhɪl
foothill
ˈfʊtˌhɪl
hill
hɪl
molehill
ˈməʊlˌhɪl
nihil
ˈnaɪhɪl
sandhill
ˈsændˌhɪl
sidehill
ˈsaɪdˌhɪl
Thornhill
ˈθɔːnˌhɪl
uphill
ˈʌpˈhɪl
wanthill
ˈwɒntˌhɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUNGHILL

dung
dung beetle
dung chafer
dung fly
dung heap
Dungannon
dungaree
dungareed
dungarees
Dungeness
dungeon
dungeoner
dunger
dungmere
dungy
duniewassal
dunite
dunitic
duniwassal
dunk

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUNGHILL

ant hill
bunny hill
Carrantuohill
Carrauntoohill
chill
Churchill
cook-chill
go downhill
make a mountain out of a molehill
over the hill
overchill
prechill
shill
thill
wind-chill

Synonyms and antonyms of dunghill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dunghill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUNGHILL

Find out the translation of dunghill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dunghill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dunghill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粪堆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muladar
570 millions of speakers

English

dunghill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोबर का ढेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزبلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навозная куча
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monturo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোবর-গাদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fumier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dunghill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Misthaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

堕落した状態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거름 더미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dunghill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đống phân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dunghill
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डुनघिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çöplüğünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

letamaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gnojownia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гнойова купа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dunghill
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dunghill
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ashoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dunghill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

møkkdynge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dunghill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUNGHILL»

The term «dunghill» is regularly used and occupies the 102.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUNGHILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dunghill

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4 QUOTES WITH «DUNGHILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dunghill.
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Richard Aldington
Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.
2
James Joyce
Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.
3
John Lyly
The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.
4
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUNGHILL»

Discover the use of dunghill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dunghill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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About the King's Choice to Build His Palace Right on Top of ...
These are the "culprits" -- here singly; there two or all three paradoxically in concert with each other -- which keep Judaism dangerously deracinated from its "burning living center." Is there a cure?
John McGinley, 2006
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Diamonds in a Dunghill: The Simple Truths
The Simple Truths Tony Hassall. death, even today in some religions. Things haven't changed much.” He paused to make some notes. “So if Jefferson didn't accept any dogma, where did his ideas about morality come from?” Simonscratched ...
Tony Hassall, 2012
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The Preston cock's reply to the Kensington dunghill: a ...
THE. KENSINGTON. DUNGHILL,. &c. MR. HUNT'S SPEECH ON THE fttform mil, Delivered on the. My bh avi friends. — To attempt to controvert in detail the misrepresentations and falsehoods of a ootorioos and a proverhial liar, ia a task that I ...
Henry Hunt, 1831
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The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labours of the Farmer, ...
A dunghill is turned over in a succession of breadths of 3 feet, which affords sufficient room for people to work in ; but the first few breadths should be narrower than 3 feet, until the desired height of the turned dunghill is attained at that end.
Henry Stephens, 1891
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The farmer's guide to scientific and practical agriculture
In considering this point, which is of more importance than it may seem to possess, it should be held as a general rule, that the dunghill should be placed in the field where the horses will have the advantage of going down-hill with the loads ...
Henry Stephens, John Pitkin Norton, 1850
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THE FARMER'S GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE ...
To form a dunghill in the field requires some art. A dunghill having a breadth of 15 feet, and of four or five times that length, and of proportionate height, will contain as much manure as should be taken from one spot in manuring a field quickly.
HENRY STEPHENS, 1853
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Contributions to Scientific Agriculture. [Reprinted from the ...
I accor— din ly had pits made in the leading drain, to the very, top of the fiel ; and as far as the dunghill, great quantities of the same material were found, but whenever we went above the dunghill, there was not a trace of it. I tried every drain ...
James Finlay Weir JOHNSTON, 1849
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Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
I accordingly had pits made in the leading drain, to the very top of the field; and as far as the dunghill, great quantities of the same material were found, but whenever we went above the dunghill, there was not a trace of it. I tried every drain that ...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1849
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Transactions: Of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
I accordingly had pits made in the leading drain, to the very top of the field; and as far as the dunghill, great quantities of the same material were found, but whenever we went above the dunghill, □there was not a trace of it. I tried every drain ...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1849
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Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
I accordingly had pits made in the leading drain, to the very top of the field ; and as far as the dunghill, great quantities of the same material were found, but whenever we went above the dunghill, there was not a trace of it. I tried every drain that ...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1849

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUNGHILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dunghill is used in the context of the following news items.
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LETTER: 'The voice of a hireling'
... culturally-apathetic, sin-minimizing, ashamed-of-the-true-gospel, salt-free, sweet-'n'-low, false-love, hyper-grace, relativistic, squishy-dunghill ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Gormley: Mulcair's flirtation raises questions
Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill,” said Richard Aldington via a self-professed patriot. Even patriotism can feel provincial to ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Caricatures Sell for World Record Prices Totaling $500000 at …
... The Valley of the Shadow of Death, sold for £4,712 [Lot 68] and Fighting for the Dunghill, sold for £4,340 [Lot 6] both also by James Gillray. «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Jul 15»
4
July 2015 Archives
... The Valley of the Shadow of Death, sold for £4,712 [Lot 68] and Fighting for the Dunghill, sold for £4,340 [Lot 6] both also by James Gillray. «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Up with tolerance & grace, down with division & hate
Truth to tell, the flag had been all but relegated to the dunghill of history during much of the nine decades after the North's victory in the Civil ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jun 15»
6
Political Cartoons from a Golden Age of British Satire
Thomas Rowlandson, “The Dunghill Cock and Game Pullet or Boney Beat out of the Pitt” (1810), original hand-colored etching, 240 x 345 mm. «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
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WCG Stats, Jun 17, 2015
... John Damian launched himself from the battlements on feathered wings. Fortunately, he crashed straight into a dunghill and broke his leg. «PC Review.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Top James Joyce quotes in honor of Bloomsday
“Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.” - |A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.” “There is no heresy ... «IrishCentral, Jun 15»
9
Mathematics for Success - Pastor Adeboye
God has the power to pick up a beggar from the dunghill and promote him to sit with princes". Enjoining political leaders to always put God first ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
10
Christopher Lee dies: The 'expert in evil' and his six greatest villains
Commenter: SlackBladder; Location: 1 DungHill Mansion's Putney; Date and time: June 12, 2015, 10:04AM. Totally agree. His ability to work ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»

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