NOUN | substance | detritus, debris, dust, junk, rubble | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
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substance | detritus | loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks |
Sounds | deh'trahtahs; dihtray'tahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. | |
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Synonyms | debris, dust, junk, rubble | |
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 |
Meaning | Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks. | |
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Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
Spanish | detrito, detritus | |
Catalan | detritus |
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