What does DUNG mean?
Definitions for DUNG
dʌŋdung
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word DUNG.
Princeton's WordNet
droppings, dung, muckverb
fecal matter of animals
dungverb
fertilize or dress with dung
"you must dung the land"
dungverb
defecate; used of animals
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DUNGnoun
The excrement of animals used to fatten ground.
Etymology: dineg, Saxon.
For dung, all excrements are the refuse and putrifactions of nourishment. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 696.
I judge the likeliest way to be the perforation of the body of the tree in several places, one above the other; and the filling of the holes with dung, mingled with the medicine; and the watering of those lumps of dung, with squirts of an infusion of the medicine in dunged water, once in three or four days. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 500.
For when from herbs the pure part must be won,
From gross by ’stilling, this is better done
By despis’d dung than by the fire or sun. John Donne.He soon would learn to think like me,
And bless his ravish’d eyes to see
Such order from confusion sprung,
Such gaudy tulips rais’d from dung. Jonathan Swift.To Dungverb
To fatten with dung.
Etymology: from the noun.
It was received of old, that dunging of grounds, when the West wind bloweth, and in the decrease of the moon, doth greatly help. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 667.
There, as his dream foretold, a cart he found,
That carry’d compost forth to dung the ground. Dryden.
ChatGPT
dung
Dung is the solid waste produced by animals or insects, often used as fertilizer in agriculture due to its high nutrient content.
Webster Dictionary
Dung
of Ding
Dungnoun
the excrement of an animal
Dungverb
to manure with dung
Dungverb
to immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the superfluous mordant
Dungverb
to void excrement
Etymology: [AS. dung; akin to G. dung, dnger, OHG. tunga, Sw. dynga; cf. Icel. dyngja heap, Dan. dynge, MHG. tunc underground dwelling place, orig., covered with dung. Cf. Dingy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dung
dung, n. the excrement of animals: refuse litter mixed with excrement.—v.t. to manure with dung.—v.i. to void excrement.—ns. Dung′-bee′tle, the dor-beetle: (pl.) the scarabæoid beetles generally; Dung′-fork, a fork used for moving stable manure; Dung′hill, a heap of dung: any mean situation; Dung′mere, a manure-pit.—adj. Dung′y. [A.S. dung; cf. Dan. dynge, a heap; Ger. dung.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DUNG
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dung is ranked #50275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Dung surname appeared 416 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dung.
87.5% or 364 total occurrences were Asian.
5.5% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.5% or 19 total occurrences were White.
1.9% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of DUNG in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of DUNG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of DUNG in a Sentence
People who have dung in the mind are spreading the lies and rumor that COVID develops in lung.
Horse dung is a very rich substrate that harbours a diversity of micro-organisms, including fungi and bacteria, now these micro-organisms are in a constant competition for nutrients and space and it's therefore very likely to find potent antibiotics in such an environment, which are used by the different organisms to inhibit the growth of the competitors.
We also add kusaya, a sun-dried salted horse mackerel that gives off the smell of dog dung.
We were very aware that if we are making a gin from dung, we have to make a good gin, otherwise it's only ever going to be gimmicky.
Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung.
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- روثArabic
- оборски тор, торяBulgarian
- adob, femCatalan, Valencian
- hnůj, mrva, trusCzech
- møg, gødningDanish
- Dünger, düngen, MistGerman
- κοπριά, λιπαίνω, κοπρίζωGreek
- excremento, estiércolSpanish
- سرگینPersian
- lanta, lannoittaa, sontaFinnish
- fumier, purinFrench
- dongWestern Frisian
- buachar, todharScottish Gaelic
- estercar, estercoGalician
- eoylleyManx
- fimyeHaitian Creole
- trágyaHungarian
- գոմաղբArmenian
- feci, sterco, escrementoItalian
- 肥, 肥料Japanese
- ნეხვი, სკორეGeorgian
- 똥거름, 똥Korean
- پشقل, ڕیخ, rîxKurdish
- stercusLatin
- ချေးBurmese
- mestDutch
- chąąʼNavajo, Navaho
- bosta, fezes, esterco, merda, cocô, excrementoPortuguese
- gunoi, balegăRomanian
- помёт, кал, навоз, удобрять, унавоживатьRussian
- gnoj, gnojivo, гној, балега, гнојиво, balegaSerbo-Croatian
- hnojSlovak
- xaar-walwaalSomali
- bajgë, plehAlbanian
- dyngaSwedish
- kinyeziSwahili
- มูลThai
- tezek, dışkıTurkish
- 粪Chinese
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