Noun: compost heap 'kóm,powst heep [N. Amer], 'kóm,póst heep [Brit]
- A heap of manure, vegetation, and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
"They added kitchen scraps to the compost heap in their garden";
- compost pile [N. Amer]
Derived forms: compost heaps
Type of: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile
Encyclopedia: Compost heap