Thesaurus: manure

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1. v. t. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
2. v. t. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.
3. n. Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.
4. n. any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
5. v. spread manure, as for fertilization
6. 1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [Obs.] To whom we gave the strand for to manure. Surrey. Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved; And with vain, outward things be no more moved. Donne. 2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance. The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak. Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden.
7. Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizingsubstance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decayinganimal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden.
8. v:16/n:84 n. any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material v. spread manure, as for fertilization