midden

n. 垃圾堆, 堆肥

发音

其它 /ˈmɪdən/

词形变化

middens 复数 middens

别名

midding

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dung heap.

  2. 2.

    A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.

  3. 3.

    An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric.

  4. 4.

    A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.

    生物 动物学
  5. 5.

    An accumulation of dried urine and fecal deposits made by hyraxes.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

dunghill muckheap muckhill

上位词 10

dump pile heap mound agglomerate cumulation cumulus dumpsite garbage dump rubbish dump

相关短语

spiritual midden

词源

From Middle English midding, myddyng, from Old Danish mykdyngja, (a compound of Old Norse myk, myki (“muck, manure”) and dyngja (“dung, dungpile”)), whence also Danish møgdynge and mødding, Norwegian mødding, dialectal Swedish mödding.

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