1. plural of dungheap; large piles or accumulations of dung, especially from livestock
Usage: usually plural; chiefly British
2. figuratively, a place or situation regarded as squalid, worthless, or contemptible
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• The farm had several dungheaps near the barn where manure was stored.
• Chickens scratched around the dungheaps looking for insects and seeds.
• The old neighborhood was nothing but dungheaps and decay.
• Medieval villages often had dungheaps at the edge of settlements.
• He called the abandoned building a dungheap not fit for habitation.