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   De·bris

   /dəˈbrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. scattered pieces of waste or remains: "the bomb hits it, showering debris from all sides"
   • ▪ loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock: "a stable arrangement of planets, comets, and debris orbiting the sun"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French débris, from obsolete débriser ‘break down’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › debrisDebris - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Sometimes Mother Nature leaves debris, such as a pile of rocks, or that car on your lawn after the flood recedes. Don't pronounce the "s": debris rhymes with "be free." Definitions of debris. noun. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. synonyms: detritus, dust, junk, rubble. see more.

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   Need synonyms for debris? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts. Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains. A part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed. Debris, residue, or rubble left behind by a moving glacier. The dead body of a person or animal. Noun. .

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   DEBRIS in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for DEBRIS. Synonyms. Similar meaning. rubbish. junk. waste. rubble. garbage. detritus. refuse. litter. trash. remains. scraps. wreckage. fragments. dross. remnants. dust. dregs. residue. ruins. wreck. leavings. odds and ends. leftovers. flotsam and jetsam. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. Related.

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   Apr 24, 2024 · (noun) in the sense of remains. Definition. fragments of something destroyed. Seven vehicles were damaged by flying debris. Synonyms. remains. bits. pieces. waste. ruins. wreck. rubbish. fragments. litter. rubble. wreckage. brash. detritus. dross. See examples for synonyms. Copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Debris synonyms - 1 007 Words and Phrases for Debris. rubbish. n. # waste , refuse. junk. n. # waste , trash. waste. n. # refuse , rubbish. rubble. n. # refuse , waste. garbage. n. # waste , refuse. detritus. n. # remains , waste. refuse. n. # waste , litter. litter. n. # rubbish , refuse. trash. n. # refuse , rubbish. remains. n. # waste , residue

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   definition | English Collocations | Conjugator | in Spanish | in French | in context | images. debris. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2023. Sense: Noun: remains. Synonyms: rubble, ruins, wreckage, wreck, remnants, trash, garbage, rubbish (UK), remains, scraps, refuse, junk, waste, crap (vulgar, slang), litter.

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   5 days ago · Synonyms of 'debris' in British English. debris. Explore 'debris' in the dictionary. debris. (noun) in the sense of remains. Definition. fragments of something destroyed. Synonyms. remains. bits. pieces. waste. ruins. wreck. rubbish. fragments. litter. rubble. wreckage. brash. detritus. dross. See examples for synonyms.