midden

noun

Definition of middennext
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as in dustbin

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as in manure

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Recent Examples of midden Remnants of shell middens (high mounds of shells accumulated from long term group settlement) can still be found within the reserve. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 Scientists usually estimate the squirrel population by counting middens, the species’ winter caches of conifer seeds and other food. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025 Every man must take part in the work, and even the officers cover the middens and feed the sick. — Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025 Also plugging into the idea of tourism as education, marine biologist Cormac McGinley runs leave-no-trace fossil discovery walks and tours of the Burren’s lunar-like landscape, which take in sea caves, ancient middens, and color-popping anemones. — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midden
  1. dustbin
  2. manure
  3. junkyard
  4. guano
  5. landfill
  6. dung
  7. dunghill
  8. excrement
Noun
  • While Betamax was considered the superior technology, it’s been relegated to the dustbin of history.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Once a week or more often, turn the device over to check it, paying attention to the opening that leads from the roller compartment to the dustbin compartment to make sure there’s no dirt or debris lodged there.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of dustbin
Noun
  • Synthetic fertilizers are more likely to cause fertilizer burn than applications of aged manure, compost, or organic fertilizers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Hand weeding, rototilling, regrading to fill low spots, adding soil enhancements (manure) and finally seeding and watering.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of manure
Noun
  • Skipping out on routine maintenance could directly impact your car's lifespan and send it to the junkyard prematurely.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The raunchy stand-up comedian made his unexpected TV debut playing a junkyard and salvage business proprietor prone to get-rich-quick schemes and faking heart attacks.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of junkyard
Noun
  • The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026
  • From the 1860s onward, American companies transformed Navassa into an industrial mining colony that supplied guano to farms throughout the eastern United States.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of guano
Noun
  • Food waste decomposing in landfills emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms the planet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The food waste is sprayed with bleach, deodorizer and water before it’s covered and hauled to a landfill in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of landfill
Noun
  • Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.
    — David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
    — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Definition of dung
Noun
  • In Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.
    — Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Definition of dunghill
Noun
  • This ancient excrement helps illustrate how and when animal life began to truly diversify on the planet.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Realizing they are being had, Cubans respond to their government on the chat with emojis of excrement or the US flag.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of excrement

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“Midden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midden. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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