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Antonyms for ordures
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-jer, ‐dyoo r |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr dʒər, ‐dyʊər |
Definition of ordures
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French ordure "filth, uncleanliness" (12c.), from ord, ort "filthy, dirty, foul," from Latin horridus "dreadful" (see horrid).
- As in feces : noun excrement
- As in droppings : noun excrement
- As in dung : noun excrement
- As in excrement : noun excretion
- As in filth : noun dirt, pollution
- These ordures are rapidly depraving the public taste, and lessening its relish for sound food.
- Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
Synonyms for ordures
- body waste
- carrion
- chips
- contamination
- corruption
- cow pies
- cowplop
- crap
- crud
- defilement
- discharge
- dregs
- droppings
- dung
- egesta
- ejecta
- ejectamenta
- evacuation
- excrement
- excreta
- fecal matter
- feces
- feculence
- fertilizer
- filthiness
- foul matter
- foulness
- garbage
- grime
- guano
- impurity
- manure
- meadow muffin
- mire
- muck
- mud
- nastiness
- night soil
- ordure
- perspiration
- poop
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- refuse
- rottenness
- secretion
- sediment
- sewage
- silt
- sleaze
- slime
- slop
- sludge
- slush
- smut
- stool
- sweat
- trash
- uncleanness
- urine
- waste matter
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