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scraps

scraps

1.0
Small pieces of food left over after a meal
  • noun
  • /skræps/
translation icon : sobras
  • We compost our kitchen scraps to reduce waste and create fertile soil.

This right here is just scraps from our juicer.

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Examples

  • Lomi allows me and my kids to turn our food scraps into dirt with the Press of a button.

  • You can collect all your scraps and then turn them into compost.

  • OK, let's take a look at the food scraps now that they are done.

  • This right here is just scraps from our juicer.

  • For example, Santa Monica also accepts meat, seafood scraps and dairy products.

  • They don't actually compost food scraps by themselves.

  • GOT ANY LEFTOVER SCRAPS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO TAKE OFF YOUR HANDS?

  • NO MORE SCRAPS AND BONES AT DINNERTIME.

  • After dinner, there were several scraps of food left on the plates.

  • I always save the vegetable scraps for making broth.

Synonyms

garbage
vsscraps
  • US
296 1.0

Unwanted food and other waste from a home or kitchen that you throw away

is the kitchen meal leftovers specifically not all household waste
scrap
vsscraps
179 2.1

A small piece left over or thrown away

is the food specific leftover, not just any small fragment
refuse
vsscraps
17 4.1

Food waste and scraps that you throw away

is broader, covering any bits left over or thrown away in kitchens
food waste
vsscraps
8 2.7

Uneaten or leftover food that people throw away from homes and shops

is used for leftover bits from meals or kitchens rather than large-scale waste
table scrap
vsscraps
3 2.7

A small amount of leftover food from a meal that is given to animals or thrown away

is the general leftover food from meals or kitchens rather than small amounts
ort
vsscraps
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small piece of food left after a meal

is similar but means leftover bits more generally rather than tiny pieces

Antonyms

1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

How Much

food waste
8 2.7
leftovers
1.0
scraps
1.0
crumb
96 1.0

Surface Forms

scrap singular
scraps plural

Morphology

scraps = scrap (transparent) = scrap + s

Regular plural formation from 'scrap' to indicate multiple small pieces; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Scraps comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning 'small piece'. You can see the same idea in scrapbook or scrap metal, so scraps are the tiny bits or 'leftovers' of food you throw away or feed to a pet.