Meaning of DEBRIS
Pronunciation: | | du'bree
|
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | [n] the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
|
| Websites: | |
|
|
| Synonyms: | | detritus, dust, junk, rubble |
|
| See Also: | | rubbish, trash | |
Biology Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | Driftwood and detritus (leaves, trash, etc.) carried or deposited by a stream. |
|
| Websites: | |
|
|
Thesaurus Terms |
|
| Related Terms: | | afterglow, afterimage, alluvion, alluvium, balance, breccia, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, clamjamfry, deposit, detritus, diluvium, dregs, drift, dross, dust, end, fag end, filings, fossil, garbage, grain, granule, granulet, gravel, grit, holdover, husks, junk, leavings, leftovers, litter, loess, lumber, moraine, odds and ends, offal, offscourings, orts, parings, raff, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, riffraff, roach, rubbish, rubble, ruins, rump, sand, sawdust, scourings, scrap, scraps, scree, sediment, shadow, shavings, shingle, shoddy, silt, sinter, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, trash, truck, vestige, waste |
|
|
|
|