Composting Vocabulary

noun a term of contempt for a cowardly or unscrupulous person

• The decomposing body was infested with maggots.
• Eww, there's a maggot crawling on the floor!
• I can't believe that maggot stole my lunch from the fridge.
• He's such a maggot, always looking for ways to take advantage of others.

noun solid animal waste used to improve soil quality for gardening or farming

• The farmer spread manure on his fields to improve the soil quality.
• The gardener uses manure to make the plants grow better.
• I accidentally stepped in cow manure while walking through the field.
• His words were like verbal manure, spreading negativity wherever he went.

noun a condition of decay or decomposition

verb to undergo decay or decomposition

• The fruit began to rot after being left out in the sun for too long.
• I forgot about the leftovers in the fridge and now they're starting to rot.
• If you don't clean your room soon, it's gonna start smelling like rot.
• The corruption within the company was allowed to rot unchecked for years.

noun humanure

• The practice of composting humanure is gaining popularity as a sustainable waste management solution.
• Some people actually use humanure as fertilizer for their gardens, believe it or not.
• I heard that guy is into some weird stuff, like using humanure in his backyard.
• The artist's work was described as a form of 'cultural humanure', recycling societal norms and taboos into thought-provoking pieces.