manured; manuring
manurer
noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of livestock excreta with or without litter
Examples of manure in a Sentence
Noun
a bag of cow manure
fertilizers made from animal manures
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Fertilizer, compost, and aged manure contain valuable nutrients that plants need to grow, including the NPK macronutrients—nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus—that help plants produce cells and influence how nutrients are transported within the plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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Verb
Hundreds of millions of additional IRA dollars could be dished out to manure biogas projects over the next few years, according to Farm Forward.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
Since the ground will be fallow until the spring, the incorporated manure will have ample time to work its way into the soil while any pathogens present die off.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Fertilizer, compost, and aged manure contain valuable nutrients that plants need to grow, including the NPK macronutrients—nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus—that help plants produce cells and influence how nutrients are transported within the plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manure. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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manure
1 of 2 verb
ma·nure
mə-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r 
manured; manuring
: to enrich by applying manure
manure a field
manure
2 of 2 noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: bodily waste from birds and animals in stables and barnyards with or without litter
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