debris
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4.1
- noun
- /dəˈbri/
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- The construction crew spent hours cleaning up the debris from the demolished building.
- storm debris
- remove debris
- collect debris
So there's just debris from explosions and stuff like that, right?
- So there's just debris from explosions and stuff like that, right?
- So the debris looked like metallic frog skin.
- He's watching all this debris come off the building.
- You're talking about hundreds of millions of tons of just debris and buildings and concrete.
- And it's this huge patch of debris with a diver coming up holding some stuff.
- We not only have all this leftover debris that we plow through every day.
- So the moon is part of debris of this giant impact.
Examples
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Asteroids and comets were the debris left over after stars and planets were formed.
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After the explosion, debris apparently rained into the Atlantic Ocean for several miles.
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There you can see the debris on the right.
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On the sand, there is blood and debris from the previous fight.
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Some cars are still on fire, and the debris is everywhere.
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There was metallic debris all over the desert.
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They found nothing else but some debris washed up on the shore.
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Debris from the jetliner including one of the engines, fell as far as six blocks away.
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Each year, nearly a quarter million tons of construction and demolition debris are landfilled in Alameda County.
Academic text (1999) -
Visible organic and inorganic debris or vegetation was removed from the soil surface with tweezers.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
536
1.0
Material that people throw away after use, like food or packaging
444
1.0
Things people throw away because they are unwanted
373
1.1
Old or broken things that are no longer useful
304
3.6
Broken parts that remain after something is badly damaged
179
2.1
A small piece left over or thrown away
148
4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
132
3.2
Broken pieces of stone or brick left after a building is destroyed
86
3.6
Things left after the rest is used, eaten, or taken away
41
3.6
Things left around in an untidy way
22
1.0
Things people throw away because they are not wanted
9
8.2
Loose bits of waste and broken things left after damage or natural events
9
2.8
Small leftover things that you keep, like old keys or bits of paper
2
2.6
Things like old or broken items that are thrown away
1
7.4
Unwanted things left behind, often washed up on a beach
1
8.7
Unwanted old things or junk that make a place messy
1
9.9
Trash left behind after events like festivals or campsites
Small thin pieces that break off when something is smashed
Small pieces of food and other things left after people eat or use them
Small pieces of rubbish left behind in a place
Small pieces of dirt and dust left after cleaning a floor
Things people throw away because they are not useful
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Etymology
The word debris comes from the French débris and the root bris meaning 'break', so debris are the broken bits and pieces left behind after something has been smashed or destroyed.