dunghill
English
noun
Definitions
- A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
- (figurative) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
Etymology
Compound from English dung + English hill (hele).
Origin
English
hill
Gloss
hele
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Churchill English
- Edgehill English
- Hiller English
- Telegraph Hill English
- ant-hill English
- anthill English
- bedung English
- bulldung English
- cowdung English
- dingle English
- dingy English
- downhill English
- dung English
- dung heap English
- dungball English
- dungfly English
- dungfork English
- dunglike English
- dungmere English
- dungmixen English
- dungstead English
- dungy English
- dungyard English
- foothill English
- forhill English
- hill English
- hill-like English
- hillbilly English
- hillclimb English
- hillclimber English
- hillclimbing English
- hillcraft English
- hillcrest English
- hiller English
- hillfolk English
- hilling English
- hillish English
- hilllike English
- hillman English
- hillock English
- hillscape English
- hillshade English
- hillside English
- hillslope English
- hillsman English
- hillspeople English
- hillstream English
- hilltop English
- hilltown English
- hilltribe English
- hillwalker English
- hillwalking English
- hillward English
- hillwards English
- hillwash English
- hillwoman English
- hillwort English
- hilly English
- horsedung English
- midden-hill English
- molehill English
- moothill English
- muckhill English
- sandhill English
- sandhiller English
- sidehill English
- tumbledung English
- underhill English
- unhill English
- uphill English
- donge, dung, dunge Middle English
- hill Middle English
- dung
- hill
- hilly
- dingy
- dungy
- hiller
- bedung
- dingle
- unhill
- uphill
- Hiller
- forhill
- hillish
- hillock
- cowdung
- anthill
- hilltop
- dungfly
- hillman
- hilling
- molehill
- dungball
- Edgehill
- dungfork
- hillward
- dungyard
- hillwash
- muckhill
- bulldung
- hillsman
- sandhill
- hilllike
- foothill
- moothill
- hilltown
- ant-hill
- hillwort
- dunglike
- hillfolk
- downhill
- hillside
- sidehill
- dungmere
- hillwoman
- underhill
- hillcraft
- Churchill
- hillcrest
- hilltribe
- hillclimb
- dungmixen
- hillshade
- hillscape
- hillslope
- hillwards
- hillbilly
- horsedung
- hill-like
- dung heap
- dungstead
- tumbledung
- hillstream
- hillwalker
- sandhiller
- hillwalking
- hillspeople
- hillclimber
- midden-hill
- hillclimbing
- Telegraph Hill