scrapheap
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈskræpˌhip/
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vertedero
- Relegated to "the industrial scrapheap," the old were forced to end their lives confined in the nation's almshouses.
Examples
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Today, Cartwright's work is relegated to the scrapheap of scientific racism, appearing in volumes of proslavery writings alongside the champions of King Cotton.
Academic text (2017) -
Over two centuries after it was proposed by the first U.S. Congress, is the Bill of Rights destined for the scrapheap?
Academic text (2004) -
You know, And there I was essentially felt like I was on the scrapheap of life and not really knowing what to do next.
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I was just throwing them on the scrapheap.
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The scrapheap of human misery.
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From the factory to the scrapheap.
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So, where is this floating scrapheap headed, anyway?
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We can finally consign my old bird to the scrapheap.
Fiction book (1996) -
You guys will be lucky if the worst that happens is an Obama defeat, rather than a full-fledged move to the political scrapheap along with the Free Soilers and the Know-Nothings.
Blog text (32) -
The old car was taken to the scrapheap after it broke down for good.
Synonyms
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1.1
A place where people leave large amounts of rubbish
190
2.7
A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings
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3.5
A place where old cars and metal are kept to sell for parts or recycling
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1.1
A pile of things put on top of each other in no order
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1.0
A place where people take and leave large amounts of waste
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4.0
A place where people throw away unwanted things, often illegally
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2.8
A place where people keep old cars and machines to take parts and sell metal
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4.5
A piece of land where people throw away trash without control
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2.4
A pile of garbage and old things people throw away
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4.2
A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
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2.7
A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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1.3
A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles
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2.1
A place where people put waste to be taken away
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2.3
A large pile of things that people have thrown away
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2.7
A pile of waste and old things
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9.0
A large pile of waste left after mining coal or metal
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2.0
A large open area where people leave trash
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9.9
A very dirty, messy pile of trash and broken things
A piece of land where people dump waste from homes and factories
An area of land where people put rubbish
A pile of rubbish left outside in one place
A pile of dust and old rubbish thrown away
A place that is very dirty and full of trash and bad smells
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Etymology
Scrapheap is made from scrap meaning 'small piece' or 'waste' and heap meaning 'pile', so it gives the image of a pile of old or broken things. That's why scrapheap means a place where junk, scrap metal, or discarded items are gathered or left.