debris (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *debris*:
NOUN	substance	debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

debris > pronunciation
Sounds	dahbriy'
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *debris*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Synonyms	dust, junk, rubble, detritus
Narrower	slack	dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Broader	rubbish, trash, scrap	worthless material that is to be disposed of
Spanish	basura, cachureo, cascote, derribo, detrito, detritus, escombros, resto, restos, ruinas
Catalan	desferra, detritus, enderroc, enderrocs, pols, runam, runa, terregall, terregam

HyperDic: debris