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Noun: compost heap  'kóm,powst heep [N. Amer], 'kóm,póst heep [Brit]
  1. 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