dunghill
pronunciation
How to pronounce dunghill in British English:
UK ['dʌŋhɪl]
How to pronounce dunghill in American English:
US ['dʌŋhɪl]
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- Noun:
- a foul or degraded condition
- a heap of dung or refuse
Word Origin
- dunghill (n.)
- early 14c., from dung + hill (n.).
Example
- 1. A cock is always bold on its own dunghill .
- 2. Stop your squealing , you dunghill rat .
- 3. Morals are the core of culture : letters without virtue are like pearls in a dunghill .
- 4. Nineisism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill .
- 5. A diamond on a dunghill is a precious diamond still .