English Dictionary

midden

/ˈmɪdən/

noun

A dungheap. / A refuse heap usually near a dwelling. / (archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells. / (zoology) A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.

The farmer dumped the animal waste in the midden.

意味（1）

A dungheap.

意味（2）

A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.

Untouched by the decaying middens in which they live, they emerge into the sunshine immaculate and serene. The Burmese must be the best-dressed people in the world.

意味（3）

(archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells.

意味（4）

(zoology) A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.

意味（5）

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