droppings

noun

Definition of droppingsnext
plural of dropping
as in dirt
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droppings
  1. dirt
  2. dung
  3. soil
  4. excrement
  5. poop
  6. scat
Noun
  • Playing baseball outside left him with grass and dirt stuck in his curls.
    Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Was this just because Rachel could no longer stand Sue getting dirt all over her face?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • Despite the official ban, about 6% of the 1140 sampling events included cattle dung.
    ByGeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
  • To paint a clearer picture of the park’s past, researchers from multiple universities analyzed the steroids present in animal dung — unearthed from lake sediments that range from around 238 B.C. to the present day.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of dung
Noun
  • In 2024, researchers published findings in the journal Nature that showed European permaculture projects cultivated soil that sequestered significantly more carbon than what is found on nearby traditional farms.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This includes tender perennials like dahlias, cannas, gladiolus, agapanthus, and elephant ears. Plants in Fluctuating Temperatures In regions with frequent freeze-thaw cycles, especially in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 and 8, soil can shift and expose roots to damage.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of soil
Noun
  • The poop was exhaustively analyzed by a research team of more than a dozen scientists using advanced techniques, and even a synchrotron particle accelerator, to probe each piece of excrement down to the molecular level.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The site at 1157 E. Taylor St. has faced its share of difficulties, as homeless residents previously set up camps there in squalid conditions, leaving trash, shopping carts and human excrement.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of excrement
Noun
  • Crow poop creates an unsightly and unsanitary mess in the economic heart of the city.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The stunned bear proceeded to take a massive poop on the driver’s seat before shredding the interior and shattering a window.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of poop
Noun
  • Winters is leading the field work on the ecology side, which involves deploying a massive camera trap grid in areas where wolf packs reside in addition to collecting scat and investigating areas where the predators have spent a certain amount of time.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Plate-sized globs of bear scat lay everywhere, and the bruins’ beds cratered the forest floor.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of scat
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