Find the word to describe the idea you have in mind

Reverse Search

Search results for "manure" in Definitions (Advanced Dictionary, Intemediate Dictionary, Beginner's Dictionary) [Change Search Options] [Hide Search Options]

Reverse Search allows you to search within the full text of dictionary entries for words, word parts, and phrases.

Search for entries that contain:

Word(s)

Exact matches of any of the individual words entered in the search box.

Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."

Word(s) + Forms

Any form of any of the individual words entered in the search box.

Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."

All Word(s)

Exact matches of all of the individual words entered in the search box.

Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."

Text String

The exact sequence of words and/or characters entered in the search box (for example, a fragment of a word, a single word, multiple words, or even a phrase containing punctuation)

Example: Searching for "a variety of apple" identifies all entries that contain that phrase. Searching for "app" identifies all entries that contain the letters "app," such as occurrences of "apple," "application," and "apply."

Search at these levels:

Advanced

Intermediate

Beginner's

[Select All][Clear]

compost	a mixture of decaying leaves, vegetables, or manure that is used to improve garden soil.
dung	the manure of animals.
hotbed	a bed of soil, usu. heated by fermenting manure and covered by glass, used to protect sensitive plants or to grow plants out of season. [1/2 definitions]
manure	the waste matter of animals, esp. that of cows and horses, used as a fertilizer. Manure is often mixed with other organic materials such as straw. [2 definitions]
muck	organic matter in decomposition; manure. [1/7 definitions]
mulch	a loose thin cover, esp. of organic matter such as leaves or manure, placed over or around the base of plants and shrubs to control evaporation, freezing, or weeds, or to fertilize the roots. [1/2 definitions]
soil²	manure; excrement. [1/6 definitions]
top dressing	a layer of material laid on a ground surface, such as manure or other fertilizer over plowed land or crops.
tumblebug	any of several dung beetles that roll balls of manure in which their eggs are deposited and the young develop.

reverse search